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”

Assateague on the Move Read more

Ice Could Crumble from Planpincieux Glacier Read more

A Pulse of Water for Lake Powell Read more

Three Decades of Urban Expansion in Quito Read more

Mapping the Amazon Read more

The Long Bridge to “Silk City” Read more

Drought Reveals Lost “Spanish Stonehenge” Read more

Smoke Blankets Borneo Read more

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