NASA NASA
Earth Observatory Earth Observatory
Search Icon
NASA Earth Observatory

Elegant Figures

Earth Day and Night

April 22nd, 2013 by Robert Simmon

earthday_night_720

earthday_night_720

Earth Day (8,192 by 8,192 pixels, 9.1 MB JPEG)
Earth Night (8,192 by 8,192 pixels, 4.2 MB JPEG)

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Robert Simmon, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data from Chris Elvidge (NOAA National Geophysical Data Center). Suomi NPP is the result of a partnership between NASA, NOAA, and the Department of Defense.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 22nd, 2013 at 10:32 am and is filed under Odds & Ends, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

5 Responses to “Earth Day and Night”

  1. Raelene says:
    April 23, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    /sigh what a most beautiful planet, isn’t she just breathtaking to look at? no wonder she is popular. The Miss universe of the planets

  2. Susan Anderson says:
    April 24, 2013 at 12:56 pm

    What is the date these were taken? Clearly not 22 April 2013. Seems to me the post should have included this reference.

    I hope you will add it.

  3. Robert Simmon says:
    April 24, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    They weren’t “taken” at all–they’re composite images from multiple datasets. A variant of the Black Marble series.

  4. Susan Anderson says:
    April 24, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    Thanks!

    I love Earth Observatory, and especially its images!

  5. Mike Bedford says:
    July 7, 2014 at 12:35 pm

    I wish I had these when I was doing my astronomy merit badge for the scouts.

    I was and still am captivated by the world beyond our atmosphere! The striking contrast between verdant regions and arid regions shows a marked contrast. Thanks for publishing these.

    Much appreciated.

Subscribe