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 Specter of a Mega-Tsunami in Alaska Read more

Yosemite Valley and the Rim Fire Burn Scar Read more

Floods in Colorado Read more

Taking Landsat 8 to the Beach Read more

The River that Trapped Itself Read more

Mount Etna Read more

Earthquake Births New Island off Pakistan Read more

Flooding along the Heilong River Read more

Karst Landscape, China Read more