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Global Earth Lights Target Name:   Earth Spacecraft:   Defense Meteorological Satellite Produced by:   NASA/GSFC Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Date Released:  23 April 2000 Related Documents Earth Introduction Earth From Space Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size earthlights.jpg JPEG 800 x 400 34K earthlights.jpg JPEG 2400 x 1200 236K This view of earth shows the global city lights as seen by the Defense Meteorological Satellite. Eastern U.S., Europe, and Japan are brightly lit by their cities, while the interiors of Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America remain (for now) dark and lightly populated.

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