By removing natural and stray light sources, researchers have provided a clearer picture of the human footprint on Earth and opened up new opportunities in disaster response, demographics, and applied research.
Download hemisphere views and global animations of the Earth at Night.
The night is nowhere near as dark as most of us think. In fact, the Earth is never really dark; it twinkles with lights from humans and nature.
Scientists are using images of Earth’s dark side to gain insight on human activity and poorly understood natural events.
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Full 360° animated rotation in high definition resolution (1920x1080 1080p MOV 49.3 MB) |
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Full 360° animated rotation in high definition resolution (1920x1080 1080p MOV 48.7 MB) |
Earth at Night, the Americas
View Large Image (4960x4000 PNG 12.3 MB)
Earth at Night, Africa and Europe
View Large Image (4960x4000 PNG 11.4 MB)
Earth at Night, Asia and Australia
View Large Image (4960x4000 PNG 13.8 MB)
View the 2012 Black Marble imagery.
To download a file to your hard drive, right-click on the file link and select "Save As...".
Each regional tile is 21600x21600 and available as a GeoTIFF or a JPEG.
To download a file to your hard drive, right-click on the file link and select "Save As...".
Each regional tile is 21600x21600 and available as a GeoTIFF or a JPEG.
To download a file to your hard drive, right-click on the file link and select "Save As...".
Each regional tile is 21600x21600 and available as a GeoTIFF or a JPEG.
To download a file to your hard drive, right-click on the file link and select "Save As...".
Each regional tile is 21600x21600 and available as a GeoTIFF or a JPEG.
To download a file to your hard drive, right-click on the file link and select "Save As...".
