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South Asian Night Lights

Here’s what India looked like to the Suomi NPP satellite during Diwali.


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). 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 November 15, 2012
Data acquired November 12, 2012

Source:
Suomi NPP > VIIRS
Collection:
Earth at Night