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”
Tracking Elephants Across Namibia Read more
Shrimp Farms of the Guayas Estuary Read more
A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea Read more
Marvelous Lenticularis Read more
Weather-Making Fire Burns in Southern California Read more
Smoke Fills South American Skies Read more
Alaska’s Iconic Columbia Glacier Still Retreats Read more
Lake Erie Blooms Read more
Wildland Fires Scorch Idaho Wilderness Read more