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”
Retreat of the Columbia Glacier Read more
Gonzalo Stirs Up Sediment and the Carbon Cycle Read more
Drought Shrinking São Paulo Reservoirs Read more
Kilauea’s June 27 Lava Flow Read more
Breaking Bad on the Beach Read more
Volcanoes of Kamchatka Read more
King Fire in California Read more
Before and After the Sunkosi Landslide Read more
Star-Spangled City Read more