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”

The Shallow Aquifers of Erg Chebbi Read more

Ethiopia’s Sanetti Plateau Read more

Where Trucks Drive on the River Read more

Ash Over Copahue Read more

Eruption at Sabancaya Read more

Island Rises Up off of Cape Hatteras Read more

A Copper Megamine in South America Read more

Finding Fires in Peru Read more

Monument Valley: An Icon of American West Read more