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Summary
“This image of Earth’s city lights was created with data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS).” [1]
The map uses an equirectangular projection.
Credits: C. Mayhew & R. Simmon (NASA/GSFC), NOAA/ NGDC, DMSP Digital Archive
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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States Federal Government under the terms of Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of the United States Code. |
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Source
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights2_dmsp_big.jpg