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”
A Reservoir Runs Dry Read more
Lake Mead Keeps Dropping Read more
Blooming Lake Okeechobee Read more
Ice Springs Lava Flow Read more
Tahiti’s Heavy Waves Read more
Lena River Sedimentation Read more
Almería’s Sea of Greenhouses Read more
Heat and Fires Scorch Northern Canada Read more
Landsat Looks at the Moon Read more