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Description	English: This image was generated by NASA via http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/sunearthday/media_viewer/flash.html and because it is a U.S. governmental organization, the image is in the public domain.
Date	2008-11-11 (original upload date) 2008-11-09 21:00 (Photo caption.)
Source	Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Muhends using CommonsHelper.
Author	Original uploader was Dennis Brown at en.wikipedia

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