A satellite imagery of Nasa shows an illuminated India on Diwali night, The US Space agency says most of the bright areas in the imagery are cities and towns.
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"India is home to more than 1.2 billion people and has 30 cities with populations over 1 million. (For comparison, China has 62 cities with more than 1 million residents and the United States has 9)," it said.
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Cities in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan are also visible near the edges of the image.
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"On November 12, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this nighttime view of southern Asia," NASA said releasing a picture of India on this Diwali night.
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