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”
Beating the Heat in Pakistan Read more
Clear Lake Clouded by Algae Read more
Reefs of La Parguera Read more
Grass Fire Chars California Read more
A Greenhouse Boom in China Read more
Antarctic Ice Shelf Spawns Iceberg A-83 Read more
A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea Read more
Tornado Damage in Greenfield Read more
Uplift Underway in Finland’s Kvarken Archipelago Read more