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”
Spring Flooding Along the St. John River Read more
Using Satellites to Track the Tinder Fire Read more
Flower Power in the Netherlands Read more
Ash and Snow at Shiveluch Read more
Beauty in the Beaufort Ice Pack Read more
A New Lake—Water Not Lava—On Kilauea Read more
Surging Glacier Creates a New Lake Read more
Demise of a Quake Lake Read more
Historic Floods Inundate Nebraska Read more