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”

Summer Blooms in North American Lakes Read more

Hail Cuts Swaths of Damage Across South Dakota Read more

Between the Ripples of the Namib Sand Sea Read more

Iceberg Towers over Innaarsuit Read more

Fires in a Dry, Hot Colorado Summer Read more

Forecasting D-Day Read more

Brazil’s Carajás Mines Read more

Jupiter or Earth? Read more

Summer Blooms in the Baltic and Barents Read more