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