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”
The River of No Return Read more
Canadian Canola Fields Read more
South Africa’s Largest Open-Pit Mine Read more
Getting Saltier Read more
Warm Weather Brings Major Melting to Greenland Read more
Tawny Swirls in the Kara Sea Read more
Laboring in Pullman Read more
Another Fire in Greenland Read more
Iceland’s Waters Abloom Read more