Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

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Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Satellites observed a frozen landscape across much of the country after a massive winter storm.
Posted January 28, 2026
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Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
This Jan. 30, 2012 image of Earth was created from photographs taken by the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite. Many features of North America and the Western Hemisphere are particularly visible.
Posted April 22, 2024
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