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”

Kashagan Oil and Gas Field, Kazakhstan Read more

Wildfire Scars California Towns Read more

Mount Paektu: North Korea’s Slumbering Giant Read more

Overwintering Fires on the Rise Read more

Discovering the Charlotte Whale Read more

Deluge in the Amargosa and Death Valleys Read more

Megacities Carbon Project Read more

Arid Iran in False Color Read more

Olympic National Park Read more