Ultra-high resolution: Earth Night, Global Night Light Distribution Map of Human Activities

　　Scientists are using images of Earth's night to gain insight into human activity and natural events that people don't understand. By firing high-resolution technology processing, the researchers provided extremely clear images of artificial light sources on Earth and opened up new opportunities in disaster relief, demographics, and applied research.

　　The picture above is a small picture after compression, the original resolution is 54000× 27000 pixels, 285 megabytes. The following shows some enlarged details, it is recommended to view horizontally.

▼Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang

▼Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing

▼ Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taiwan

▼ Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong

▼ Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Kunming

▼ Taklamakan Desert

▼Himalayas, New Delhi, Nepal, Bhutan

▼ Paracel Islands, Nansha Islands

▼ North Korea, South Korea

▼Tokyo, Nagoya, Oita, Japan

▼ Indonesia Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Bali

▼ Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Australia

▼ Persian Gulf Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai

▼ Egypt in the Nile River Basin

▼ Gulf of Guinea

▼ Spain, Portugal, Strait of Gibraltar

▼ Italy

▼ London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam

▼ Moscow

▼ Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. on the East Coast of the United States

▼ Atlanta, Charlotte, Columbia, USA

▼ Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland

▼ Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City

▼ San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix

▼ Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

▼ Mexico City, Mexico

▼ Buenos Aires, Argentina

▼Hawaii, Honolulu

▼ Saipan, Rota, Aganya