An image showing the Korean peninsula at night in the year 2012. A composite image; constructed using cloud-free night images taken by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite.

These photographs were taken with the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS); and the composite was published by NASA on December 5; 2012. Pictures From History Pictures From History