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”

Point Roberts Read more

The Great Barrier Reef Through Time Read more

Flooding, Blackouts in the Wake of Laura Read more

Beguiling Bloom in The Baltic Sea Read more

A Lagoon in the Desert Read more

An Unexpected Expanse of Sand in Alaska Read more

A Swirl of Old Supercontinent Silt Read more

California Continues to Burn Read more

Lake Urmia Shrivels Again Read more