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”

Tornadoes Rip Through Mississippi Read more

A Swirl of a Day for Phytoplankton Read more

Signs of Life in Thawing Lake Erie Read more

Floating Solar in Madhya Pradesh Read more

An Asteroid’s Bite in an Australian Mountain Range Read more

Farming on the Straight, Curved, and Narrow Read more

Bahía Blanca Inundated Read more

Glacial Losses in the Swiss Alps Read more

Nyamulagira Brings the Heat Read more