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Los Angeles at Night

In this image, an astronaut photograph of the Los Angeles area is overlaid on a topographic image made from the United States Geological Survey National Elevation Dataset (1 arcsecond resolution). The grid of streets is outlined by orange (sodium vapor) and blue-green (mercury vapor) lights. The airport, the naval docks, and downtown LA are especially bright.


NASA image by Jesse Allen, based on astronaut photograph ISS006-E-36913, provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, Johnson Space Center; and on topographic data provided by Michael Abrams, NASA JPL. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey.

Published May 1, 2008
Data acquired March 10, 2003

Source:
ISS > Digital Camera
Collection:
Astronaut Photography