Everything Is IlluminatedPatterns of population density emerge in this composite image of the United States released by NASA on Wednesday, part of a global composite image captured from space by a NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite.The cloud-free images show the glow of natural and artificial light in what a NASA press release calls the most detailed night images yet.The images were unveiled during the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco.
Image courtesy NASA Earth Observatory/NOAA NGDC

Pictures: New HD View of Earth at Night

Earth's lights shine in newly released satellite images from NASA, the most detailed yet.

December 7, 2012