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”

Shrinking Lake Abert Read more

Band-e-Amir National Park, Afghanistan Read more

Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand Read more

Maracaibo Read more

Deforestation in Papua Read more

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Read more

El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, Mexico Read more

Scientists Locate Penguins by What They Leave Behind Read more

Drygalski Ice Tongue Read more