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File:HoloGlobe- Earth at Night (SVS1320).webm

HoloGlobe-_Earth_at_Night_(SVS1320).webm ‎(WebM audio/video file, VP8/Vorbis, length 28 s, 640 × 480 pixels, 521 kbps overall, file size: 1.73 MB)

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A rotating globe showing the visible light sources on the Earths surface as measured by the DMSP satellites during the 1980s. White dots represent city lights, red dots represent forest fires, and yellow dots represent oil well fires.

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Description
English: A rotating globe showing the visible light sources on the Earths surface as measured by the DMSP satellites during the 1980s. White dots represent city lights, red dots represent forest fires, and yellow dots represent oil well fires.
Date 10 August 1996 (upload date)
Source HoloGlobe: Earth at Night
Author NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Jim Strong, Tom Watters, Woodruff Sullivan
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Human geography; Urban

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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VP9 480P 429 kbps Completed 22:04, 10 March 2024 22 s
Streaming 480p (VP9) 339 kbps Completed 22:04, 10 March 2024 21 s
VP9 360P 235 kbps Completed 22:03, 10 March 2024 14 s
Streaming 360p (VP9) 145 kbps Completed 22:03, 10 March 2024 14 s
VP9 240P 161 kbps Completed 22:03, 10 March 2024 11 s
Streaming 240p (VP9) 71 kbps Completed 22:03, 10 March 2024 10 s
WebM 360P 503 kbps Completed 22:03, 10 March 2024 9.0 s
Streaming 144p (MJPEG) 758 kbps Completed 22:03, 10 March 2024 2.0 s
Stereo (Opus) 90 kbps Completed 22:03, 10 March 2024 1.0 s
Stereo (MP3) 124 kbps Completed 22:03, 10 March 2024 2.0 s

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