'Black marble' views of Earth at night
Twinkling city lights, raging wildfires and colorful auroras are lit up in new dazzling nighttime views of the Earth. The new images released Dec. 5 are courtesy of a newly launched NASA-NOAA satellite that's equipped with a sensor to observe the planet at night.
- Wed, Dec 5, 2012
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