Thursday, December 13, 2012

America at Night













A neat picture of the United States at night. Interestingly, some of what you see may not be city lights. The satellite detects light from other sources too such as wildfires, volcanoes, and gas flares. Check out the Gulf of Mexico, for example.

Look at other locations around the globe by clicking on the link below....

Night Lights Around the World
(courtesy of Earth Observatory)

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