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”
From Salt Production to Salt Marsh Read more
Bolivia’s Lake Poopó Disappears Read more
Flooding in Arkansas and Mississippi Read more
El Niño Fueled Rains Swamp South America Read more
Solar in the Sahara Read more
Animating the “Karakoram Anomaly” Read more
The Alphabet from Orbit: Letter B Read more
The Alphabet from Orbit: Letter T Read more
Soil Composition Across the U.S. Read more