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”
Melting on Humboldt Glacier Read more
Wildfires Approach Yellowknife Read more
Celebrating a Long Career With Roots on Long Island Read more
Devastation in Maui Read more
Sizing Up a Greenland Tsunami Read more
Ephemeral Arc Spans Greenland Fjord Read more
Karamoja Beset with Drought Read more
Fire Season Heats Up in the West Read more
Scenes from the Polar Night Read more