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”

Beauty in the Beaufort Ice Pack Read more

Ash and Snow at Shiveluch Read more

Flower Power in the Netherlands Read more

Using Satellites to Track the Tinder Fire Read more

Spring Flooding Along the St. John River Read more

A Deep Space Communications Hub in the Desert Read more

Spring Color in the North Sea Read more

Probing Kilauea’s Plume Read more

Sweltering, Smoky Fires in Siberia Read more