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File:City Lights of Asia and Middle East 2016.png

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South Asia, Middle East, East Africa and Australia are visible, city's lights can be seen in Middle East, India and East Asia

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English: This image shows Earth’s night lights as observed in 2016; they are drawn from a 2016 global composite map that was added to Worldview and GIBS. The compositing technique selected the best cloud-free nights in each month over each land mass. (Note that clouds and sunlight are added to the image for aesthetic effect; those data are drawn from the Blue Marble products.) Instrument: Suomi NPP - VIIRS
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Source https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/90008/night-light-maps-open-up-new-applications
Author NASA Earth Observatory

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