The Landsat satellite record stretches from 1972 to the present. This gallery includes all Landsat images published on the Earth Observatory, Visible Earth, and Landsat Science web sites from all seven Landsat satellites (Landsats 1-8, Landsat 6 failed to achieve orbit). All of the images are in the public domain and may be used with attribution. The correct attribution for imagery obtained from this site is:
“Landsat imagery courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey” or “USGS/NASA Landsat”

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A Peninsula of Pocosin Read more

Lanzarote’s Lunar-Like Landscape Read more

Marree Man Read more

Where the Dunes End Read more

Water Levels Keep Falling at Lake Kariba Read more

Salt, Oil, and Fruit from Mossoró Read more