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Lights of Human Activity Shine in NASA's Image of Earth at Night
- Published_at:2017-04-12
- Category:Science & Technology
- Channel:NASA Goddard
- tags: earth npp earth at night black marble night lights kathryn mersmann suomi
- description: 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. By studying Earth at night, researchers can investigate how cities expand, monitor light intensity to estimate energy use and economic activity, and aid in disaster response. Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2017/new-night-lights-maps-open-up-possible-real-time-applications/ Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Kathryn Mersmann Music Credits: Everything is Possible by Magnum Opus [ASCAP] This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12573 If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/NASAExplorer Or subscribe to NASA’s Goddard Shorts HD Podcast: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/iTunes/f0004_index.html Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC · Twitter http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/ · Instagram http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard/ · Google+ http://plus.google.com/+NASAGoddard/posts
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