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First Global Image from VIIRS
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First Global Image from VIIRS

NASA / GSFC · 2017-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA acquired November 24, 2011 From its vantage 824 kilometers (512 miles) above Earth, the Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite gets a complete view of our planet every day. This image from November 24, 2011, is the first complete global image from VIIRS. The NPP satellite launched on October 28, 2011, and VIIRS acquired its first measurements on November 21.

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Credit lineFirst Global Image from VIIRS. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001799.
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