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”
Severnaya Zemlya Archipelago Read more
Smoke Plumes Tower Over California Read more
The Perry Fire by Day and Night Read more
“Snow Swamp” on Lowell Glacier Read more
Summer Blooms in the Baltic and Barents Read more
Jupiter or Earth? Read more
Brazil’s Carajás Mines Read more
Forecasting D-Day Read more
Fires in a Dry, Hot Colorado Summer Read more