Our planet emits energy as thermal infrared radiation at wavelengths we cannot normally see but can feel -- for example, if we stand close to a hot surface. This map is from NASA ASTER GED.
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Title: NASA Spacecraft Maps Earth Global Emissivity
Creator: NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
Date Created: 2014-10-20
Rights: JPL
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