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By removing natural and stray light sources, researchers get a clearer picture of the human footprint on Earth.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data from Miguel Román, NASA GSFC. Story by Michael Carlowicz.
Published April 13, 2017 Data acquired 2016