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”
Mount Etna Erupts Read more
Zachariæ Isstrøm Glacier, Greenland Read more
Contaminated Rio Doce Water Flows into the Atlantic Read more
Volcanic Island in the Pacific Turns Two Read more
Great Slave Lake: Where the Mackenzie River Begins Read more
Flooding in Iraq Read more
Flooding in Brazil After Dam Breach Read more
Is That a Forest? That Depends on How You Define It Read more
Megacities Carbon Project Read more