Wednesday, 24 February 2016

USA's Northeast Megalopolis from Space


USA's Northeast Megalopolis from Space
The featured image was taken in 2012 from the ISS.
In the foreground are two Russian cargo ships with prominent solar panels. This Northeast megalopolis of the USA contains almost 20 percent of the people of the USA but only about 2 percent of the land area. Also known as the Northeast Corridor and part of the Eastern Seaboard, about 10 percent of the world's largest companies are headquartered here. The near continuity of the lights seem to add credence to the 1960s-era prediction that the entire stretch is evolving into one continuous city.  

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http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160224.html

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4 comments:

  1. Rock On24 February 2016 at 23:56

    Earth's cerebral cortex following the western hemisphere's spirit of manifest destiny through neural pathways.

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  2. Corina Marinescu25 February 2016 at 00:58

    charly avital merci :)
     Have a good day as well!

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  3. Corina Marinescu25 February 2016 at 00:58

    Evo Lumin interesting blankie of words :)

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  4. Rock On25 February 2016 at 08:41

    The continuity of parallels in the universe from brain neurons to dark matter and galaxies seem to imply an implicit logic in their symmetry. As products of stars and products of thoughts we manifest these patterns through synaptic activity and connectivity. :)

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