Aurora Colors Skies Over Northern Europe

A sensor on the Suomi NPP satellite designed to detect faint light observed the aurora over northern Europe.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, 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 March 9, 2016
Data acquired March 7, 2016

Source:

Suomi NPP > VIIRS

Collection:

Earth at Night