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”
Quelccaya Ice Cap Then and Now Read more
Filling an Air Pollution Data Gap Read more
Erebus Breaks Through Read more
The Smoking Mountain Read more
Flooding in Southern Brazil Read more
Unrest at Anak Krakatau Read more
Michaung Drenches India’s Southeast Coast Read more
A Dusting of Snow on Hawaii’s Tallest Peaks Read more
Scars of Ice Age Floods Read more