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 Desert City Blooms Read more
Alaska’s Fast-Growing Glacial Lakes Read more
Logging and Regrowth in Washington State Read more
Athabasca Oil Sands Read more
Athabasca Oil Sands 1984—2011 Read more
Keeping a Satellite Eye on GERD Read more
The Nile Delta’s Disappearing Farmland Read more
Devils Lake, North Dakota Read more
Alaska’s Mendenhall Glacier Read more