This amazing space wallpaper of North and South America at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The new data was mapped over existing Blue Marble imagery of Earth to provide a realistic view of the planet. See More Stunning Images of the Earth at Night
City Lights of the Americas Space Wallpaper

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