Rondônia, Brazil
Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
Retreat of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier
Mount St. Helens
Kuwait Oil Fires
Growth of Central Pivot Irrigation, Kansas
Border Between Mexico and Guatemala
Fire and the Future of Yellowstone
Beijing Grows from Ancient City to Global Hub
Aral Sea
Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon
Greatest Hits from Landsat
Landsat 1 was launched in July 1972, starting the longest continuous observation of Earth's land surfaces from space. Here are some of the memorable scientific and societal contributions from the 40-year-old program.