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English: Composite image of the Earth at night

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Description
English: Composite image of the Earth at night.
Français : Image composite de la Terre la nuit.
Date 23 October 2000
Source http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/ve//1438/land_lights_16384.tif
Author Data courtesy Marc Imhoff of NASA GSFC and Christopher Elvidge of NOAA NGDC.
Image by Craig Mayhew and Robert Simmon, NASA GSFC.
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Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop 7.0
File change date and time 00:39, 25 October 2005
Y and C positioning Co-sited
Exif version 2.2
Meaning of each component
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  3. Cr
  4. does not exist
Supported Flashpix version 0,100
Colour space Uncalibrated

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