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”
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/79000/79276/congo_tm5_1999044_tn.jpg)
Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/79000/79247/oregon_tm5_2011300_tn.jpg)
Oregon Rain Shadow Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/79000/79084/grasberg_tm5_2009301_tn.jpg)
Ice Loss on Puncak Jaya Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/78000/78967/fedchenko_tm5_2011275_tn.jpg)
Fedchenko Glacier Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/78000/78903/mississippi_etm_2012221_tn.jpg)
Mississippi River Well Below Normal Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/78000/78888/Augustpuzzler_etm_2000261_tn.jpg)
Water: A Precious Resource in the Yanqi Basin Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/78000/78818/piedadelaguila_tm5_1998287_tn.jpg)
Piedra del Águila Dam Reshapes the Limay River Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/78000/78732/portland_etm_2001_tn.jpg)
Landsat Shows Land Use Around Portland Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/78000/78677/rmnp_tm5_2011271_tn.jpg)
Tiny Beetles Take a Large Bite Out of the Forest Read more