The city of Lilongwe, Malawi in Africa has grown from a population of 19,000 50 years ago to over one million in 2015. This image was taken by Landsat, as part of its mission to monitor the changes on our planet.
NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
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