The Western Hemisphere from 512 miles above the Earth at night in a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October.

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This NASA image from a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012 shows the Earth's city lights at night.

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The continental United States is seen at night in a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October.

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A satellite view of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East at night.

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This NASA image obtained Dec. 6 shows city lights in parts of Europe and North Africa at night in a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite.

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This NASA image from a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012 shows the city lights of Earth at night.

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Northwest Europe on the night of March 27, 2012.

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A satellite view of Hurricane Sandy acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite on October 28, 2012.

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This image shows the Eastern Seaboard of the U.S. from data acquired by the satellite at 3:30 a.m. Oct. 30, after Superstorm Sandy made landfall.

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The Mediterranean Sea, including the Nile River valley and delta. Data used in the composite were captured by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite.

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The Korean Peninsula and parts of China and Japan.

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