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”

Finding Fossils in the Great Divide Basin Read more

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Two Perspectives on the Great Divide Basin Read more

Fog in Argentina’s Lake District Read more

PIG Calving Front Free of Sea Ice Read more

Mergui Archipelago Read more

Forests Near Colorado’s Flat Tops Read more

Payún Volcanic Field Read more

Iran’s Great Salt Desert Read more