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”

Lava Glows Atop Nishinoshima Read more

California Reservoirs Rise from Drought to Deluge Read more

New Rift on Petermann Glacier Read more

Easter Island Read more

Tulip Mania Read more

Fresh Water for Shanghai Read more

‘Ungovernable Fury’ Read more

Russia’s Bay of Whales Read more

Flooding in Northern Peru Read more