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Blackout Leaves American Cities in the Dark
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Published August 17, 2003
A power outage left many major American cities in the dark on August 14, 2003. The blackout was apparent from the perspective of space in this pair of DMSP satellite images.
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City Lights of Europe
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Published December 5, 2000
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Earth’s City Lights
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Published October 23, 2000
Earth's city lights are clearly visible from space.
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Earth’s City Lights 1994
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Satellite map of the man-made lights on Earth, which scientists use to study development and urbanization.