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”

Early Detection of Algae Yields Savings Read more

Two Views of Von Kármán Vortices Read more

Using Satellites to Spot a Hail Scar Read more

Elephant Hill Fire Chars Forest in British Columbia Read more

Shelly Island: There and Back Again Read more

Ailsa Craig Read more

Landsat Spots Birth of Iceberg A-68 Read more

A Manmade Volcano over Norilsk Read more

Mackenzie Meets Beaufort Read more