Data from six orbits of the Suomi-NPP spacecraft have been assembled into this perspective composite of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans. Tropical Cyclone Joalane is seen over the Indian Ocean. Data used: The image was constructed from six orbits of surface reflectance (rhos) data using the 671, 551, and 443 nm bands for red, green, and blue respectively.

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Satellite: Suomi-NPP Sensor: VIIRS Date: 9 April 2015 Description: Data from six orbits of the Suomi-NPP spacecraft have been assembled into this perspective composite of southern Africa and the surrounding oceans. Tropical Cyclone Joalane is seen over the Indian Ocean. Data used: The image was constructed from six orbits of surface reflectance (rhos) data using the 671, 551, and 443 nm bands for red, green, and blue respectively. Projection: near-sided perspective projection from 8300 kilometers above 50 South by 40 East Projection details: mapproject -Rd -JG40/-50 Image created by: Norman Kuring

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Keywords: astronomy, blue, cyclone, earth, joalane, marble, nasa, spacecraft, suomi-npp, tropical