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”

Spotting the Spotted Owl: 30 Years of Habitat Change Read more

The Expansion of Shanghai Read more

Sediment Sloshes in Solway Firth Read more

Patchwork of Corn in the Snow Read more

A Bloom in the Strait of Hormuz Read more

Great Fox is Disappearing Read more

Rice Bowl from a Reclaimed Lake Read more

All Eyes on Tonga’s Kingdom of Volcanoes Read more

When a Road Leads to Deforestation Read more