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European "urban sprawl" is shown in this nighttime image of city lights superimposed on terrain photography. Image courtesy of NASA GSFC Scientific Visualization Studio.
Several of the oldest cities of northwestern Europe are highlighted in this astronaut photo from 10 August 2011. The metropolitan areas of London (lower left), Paris (center), Brussels (upper center), Amsterdam (upper left), and Milan (upper right) stand out due to their large light "footprints." The English Channel and the Alps near Milan are largely devoid of lights. The lights of Brussels are dimmed by thin cloud cover. Image courtesy of NASA.
A rare cloud-free view of a wide area of Western Europe. This Aqua satellite image was captured on 30 August 2008. Photo courtesy of NASA.
A virtually cloud-free view of Central Europe vividly displays the fishhook-shaped Carpathian Mountains that snake through the middle of the continent. This view includes Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Greece, and all of the Balkan countries. Large parts of Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, and Italy are also visible. Scattered fires are visible as red dots. Image courtesy of NASA.
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