Nasa Black Marble 21
Night light maps open up new applications.
Nasa black marble 21. Suomi npp is the result of a partnership between nasa noaa and the department of defense. It was taken by the crew of the apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the moon and is one of the most reproduced images in history. Summaries of recent activities are available through the nasa earth observatory earth at night section. The night side of our planet twinkles with light and the first thing to stand out is the cities.
This image is one of several global images of the earth at night released in 2017. Out of the blue and into the black. This new global view of earth s city lights is a composite assembled from data acqu. This enables both near real time uses and long term monitoring applications.
Scientists unveiled today an unprecedented new look at our planet at night. Nothing tells us more about the spread of humans across the earth than city lights asserts chris elvidge a noaa scientist who has studied them for 20 years. Along with their primary purpose of supporting the short term weather prediction and disaster response communities they also provide new data for tracking wildfires gas flares and light pollution and have numerous socioeconomic uses such as proxying economic activity monitoring changes in. A global composite image constructed using cloud free night images from a new nasa and national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa satellite shows the glow of natural and human built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before.
Satellite images of earth at night have been a curiosity for the public and a tool of fundamental research for at least 25 years. Nasa earth observatory image and animation by robert simmon using suomi npp viirs data provided courtesy of chris elvidge noaa national geophysical data center. This was the first time the apollo trajectory. They have provided a broad beautiful picture showing how humans have shaped the planet and lit up the darkness.
It mainly shows the earth from the mediterranean sea to antarctica. Full 360 animated rotation in high definition resolution 1920x1080 1080p mov 49 3 mb 2012 animation. Nasa s black marble enables a wide range of applications for a broad spectrum of data users. By removing natural and stray light sources researchers have provided a clearer picture of the human footprint on earth and opened up new opportunities in disaster response demographics and applied research.
Nasa goddard space flight center.