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Nighttime View of Snow across the United States

In February 2013, a winter storm brought more than a foot of snow to many towns and cities across the central United States.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Department of Defense. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published February 22, 2013
Data acquired February 22, 2013

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night