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”

Ice on Puma Yumco Read more

Sprawling Shanghai Read more

Contrasting Ridges in Virginia Read more

New Land Around Shanghai Read more

South Africa’s ‘Brown Gold’ Read more

Cultivating Egypt’s Desert Read more

Antarctic Sea Ice is Lean and Green Read more

Cutting into Africa’s Green Heart Read more

Spanish Peaks Turn Tan Read more