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- This week (April 12, 2017), NASA scientists released the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012. The composite map – dubbed the Black Marble – depicts earthly lights at night as observed in 2016. This nighttime look at our home planet, created using satellite data, provides a unique perspective of human activities around the globe.
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Apr 14, 2017 · You can see a video outlining the new technology below: NASA has released a global map of the Earth at night for the first time since 2012, using the powerful Suomi NPP satellite and complex computer algorithms to give us our best look yet at our planet in darkness.
Apr 12, 2017 · NASA scientists have just released the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012. This nighttime look at our home planet, dubbed the Black Marble, provides researchers with a unique perspective of human activities around the globe.
Apr 13, 2017 · 14K views 6 years ago. NASA scientists have just released the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012. This nighttime look at our home planet, dubbed the Black Marble,...
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Click here. This week (April 12, 2017), NASA scientists released the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012. The composite map – dubbed the Black Marble – depicts earthly...
Apr 12, 2017 · Complete transcript available. NASA scientists have just released the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012. This nighttime look at our home planet, dubbed the Black Marble, provides researchers with a unique perspective of human activities around the globe.
Apr 28, 2017 · New Nighttime Map Shows Earth in Whole New Light. Comparing satellite data from 2012 and 2016 reveals where the planet has dimmed and brightened. By Betsy Mason. April 28, 2017. • 8 min...
Apr 14, 2017 · NEW YORK -- For the first time since 2012, NASA has released a global map of Earth at night -- and the results are breathtaking. NASA has examined the different ways that light is radiated,...
