Earth At Night, Mountains Of Light by Jacob Wasilkowski

What if Earth’s terrain was created by nighttime lights? This 3D web mapping experiment sheds some light on the question with a complete resculpting of our planet's surface.

Human light emissions, provided by NASA satellite imagery, dictate the placement of new mountain ranges along with dark valleys and plains.

Learn more at this article in The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/03/06/if-night-lights-were-mountains-cartographer-invents-whole-new-way-look-earth/

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