Images related to Landsat Data Continuity Mission Takes Off

A Lot of Data, A Lot of Possibilities
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A Lot of Data, A Lot of Possibilities

50 trillion pixels of Landsat data give researchers a lot of opportunities to look at Earth processes on scales from days to decades.

Published Apr 16, 2015

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Landsat 7 Launch
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Landsat 7 Launch

Landsat 7, NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, launched without a hitch on April 15, 1999, at 2:32 p.m. EST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

Published Apr 19, 1999

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Landsat 8’s First Year
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Landsat 8’s First Year

A composite view of the United States represents one of the ways scientists are exploring Landsat 8’s capabilities.

Published Feb 11, 2014

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A Long Look at El Paso and Ciudad Juarez
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A Long Look at El Paso and Ciudad Juarez

When the Landsat archive is combined with modern computing power, scientists can view the planet not just across space, but also time.

Published Jun 11, 2013

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Landsat in Memory of the World Register
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Landsat in Memory of the World Register

What does Landsat have in common with the Gutenberg Bible, Tolstoy’s personal library, and the Book of Kells?

Published Nov 24, 2011

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First of Three Million
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First of Three Million

This image of the Dallas metro area was the very first image in the archives of the Landsat mission, launched in 1972.

Published Jul 23, 2012

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An Unlikely Eye on Orbiting Objects
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An Unlikely Eye on Orbiting Objects

Earth science satellites are designed to study our home planet’s surface and atmosphere, but occasionally they capture views of other objects in low-Earth orbit such as satellites, the International Space Station, and rocket debris.

Published Jun 29, 2016

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Space Archaeology: In the Realm of Resolution
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Space Archaeology: In the Realm of Resolution

Being able to see traces of human history in satellite imagery is dependent on what details can be resolved on a given image. There are four main types of image resolution.

Published Oct 4, 2017

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A Dynamic Landscape, a Dynamic Sensor
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A Dynamic Landscape, a Dynamic Sensor

The Cascade Mountains and nearby forests and lakes provide a good test of the visual range of the new LDCM satellite.

Published Apr 30, 2013

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EO-1 Launches!
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EO-1 Launches!

Published Nov 27, 2000

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Come Fly with Me
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Come Fly with Me

Fifty-six images were stitched together to present a seamless mosaic of what the newest Landsat saw on April 19, 2013. Here are some highlights of the satellite tour.

Published May 16, 2013

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Earth Science Lifts off from the California Coast
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Earth Science Lifts off from the California Coast

The new Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite captured a glimpse of Vandenberg Air Force Base and the central California coast. Vandenberg has been the launch site for a majority of U.S. Earth science research missions.

Published Apr 11, 2013

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