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”
Shrinking Shoreline of the Salton Sea Read more
Sprawling Shanghai Read more
Fresh Water for Shanghai Read more
Glacial Change in Montana’s Blackfoot-Jackson Basin Read more
Rivers Are Getting Less Icy Read more
Rio de Janeiro: A Changing City Read more
Slowdown of the Southwest Greenland Ice Sheet Read more
Changes on the Cape Cod Coastline Read more
Paving Washington Read more