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Real satellite view of earth at night.
Previously known as flash earth.
The satellite orbits at an altitude of 705 kilometers above the earth in a near polar orbit around the earth from north pole to south pole.
It took 312 orbits to get a clear shot of every parcel of earth s land surface and islands.
It took over nine days in april 2012 and thirteen days in october 2012 during 312 orbits at 824 kilometers 512 miles to capture the whole earth.
Zoom earth shows live weather satellite images updated in near real time and the best high resolution aerial views of the earth in a fast zoomable map.
Zoom earth shows live weather satellite images updated in near real time and the best high resolution aerial views of the earth in a fast zoomable map.
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Nasa researchers have used these images of nighttime lights to study weather around urban areas.
Previously known as flash earth.
The data was acquired over nine days in april 2012 and 13 days in october 2012.
The main image of the earth at night 2012 was captured by nasa using the suomi national polar orbiting partnership suomi npp satellite.
Use this web map to zoom in on real time weather patterns developing around the world.
Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more.
Explore recent images of storms wildfires property and more.
This new global view and animation of earth s city lights is a composite assembled from data acquired by the suomi npp satellite.
This means that every area of land on earth is imaged at least once every 16 days.
This composite image which has become a popular poster shows a global view of earth at night compiled from over 400 satellite images.
Explore the world in real time launch web map in new window noaa satellite maps latest 3d scene this high resolution imagery is provided by geostationary weather satellites permanently stationed more than 22 000 miles above the earth.
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