British Isles, satellite image

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British Isles, satellite image. Major cities and populated areas in the United Kingdom and Ireland appear bright. Wind farms can be seen in the North Sea (right). This is a mosaic of seven images obtained in December 2021 by the NovaSAR-1 satellite. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is able to see through cloud cover and discriminate very well between different types of land cover.

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Photo credit: © AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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