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”
Glaciers in the Tropics, but Not for Long Read more
Madagascar’s Muddy Rivers Read more
Old Europe Meets the New World Read more
The Dizzying Depths of Cotahuasi Canyon Read more
A View of the Winter Olympics from Above Read more
Fuego Erupts Read more
Making Waves in Marlborough Sounds Read more
Cape Town’s Water is Running Out Read more
Yesterday and Tomorrow Islands Read more