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 Lagoon in the Desert Read more
Beguiling Bloom in The Baltic Sea 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
Fires Char the Pantanal Read more
Lake Urmia Shrivels Again Read more
Paramaribo, Suriname Read more
Sandy Plains in the Arctic Read more