Australia at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of more dense population, particularly in Southeast Asia (top left) and on Austra

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Australia at night, satellite image. City lights (yellow) show areas of more dense population, particularly in Southeast Asia (top left) and on Australia's east coast. Most of central Australia is uninhabited, as is the Antarctic (bottom right). This image was produced by combining data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and NOAA's POES satellites.

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