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Image: Korean Peninsula at night from space

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Description: View of Korean Peninsula at night from space; note the contrast between North Korea and South Korea in terms of lighting, with the only major point in the North having substantial light being Pyongyang, the nation's capitol. Image is derived from a larger composite image of the globe at nighttime compiled by NASA.
Title: Korean Peninsula at night from space
Credit: Derived from image from NASA (direct link)
Author: NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data from Miguel Román, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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