Science and Exploration

North Africa and Europe As Seen By Suomi NPP

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
February 1, 2015
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North Africa and Europe As Seen By Suomi NPP
North Africa and Europe
NASA

Over a period of six orbits on on February 3, 2012 Suomi NPP provided the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite instrument enough time to gather the pixels for this synthesized view of Earth showing North Africa and southwestern Europe.
Image by Norman Kuring, NASA GSFC, using data from the VIIRS instrument aboard Suomi NPP. Larger image

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