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/89000/89853/shanghai_oli_2013_2016_tn.jpg)
Sprawling Shanghai Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/89000/89996/reservoir_oli_2016202_tn.jpg)
Fresh Water for Shanghai Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/88000/88190/glaciernp_oli_2015235_tn.jpg)
Glacial Change in Montana’s Blackfoot-Jackson Basin Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/146000/146310/icefraction_tmoli_2018_th.png)
Rivers Are Getting Less Icy Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/77000/77964/1983_Arlington_261x196.jpg)
MLK Day Becomes Law Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/77000/77962/1982_Vandenburg_261x196.jpg)
Landsat 4 Launches Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/90000/90522/mississippi_oli_2016336_th.jpg)
Winds Trigger Pond Growth Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/77000/77960/1981_New_York_261x196.jpg)
MTV Takes to the Air Read more
![](https://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/imagerecords/78000/78586/sthelens_ms2_19800924_tn.jpg)
Mount St. Helens Read more