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”

A Swampy Home for Shoebills Read more

Lake Victoria’s Rising Waters Read more

Satellite Observes Ship Fire Off Sri Lanka Read more

The Large Footprint of Small-Scale Mining in Ghana Read more

Finding Gold Mining Hotspots in Peru Read more

California Reservoirs Reflect Deepening Drought Read more

Yukon-Kuskokwim in Colorful Transition Read more

Brazil Battered by Drought Read more

The Ancient Barberton Makhonjwa Mountains Read more