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The Many Hues of London
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The Many Hues of London

While a typical digital camera takes one picture of a scene based on information from the visible spectrum, Landsat generates multiple views of everything it images.

Published Aug 1, 2012

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Arid Iran in False Color
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Arid Iran in False Color

False-color satellite imagery offers insight that goes beyond what the human eye can see.

Published Mar 6, 2016

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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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Florida Landscapes
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Florida Landscapes

The variety of landscapes in southeastern Florida and the northern Everglades illustrates why you might want to see the world in false color.

Published Apr 1, 2014

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Landsat Data Continuity Mission Takes Off
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Landsat Data Continuity Mission Takes Off

LDCM extends an unprecedented four-decade record of global land observations.

Published Feb 12, 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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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 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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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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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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25 Years of Growth in Las Vegas
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25 Years of Growth in Las Vegas

Las Vegas experienced rapid growth between 1984 and 2009, and the growth was recorded by NASA’s long-lived Landsat 5 satellite.

Published Mar 1, 2009

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Roiling Flows on Holuhraun Lava Field
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Roiling Flows on Holuhraun Lava Field

Landsat 8 captured fine details of the lava flowing in Iceland between the Bardarbunga and Askja volcanoes.

Published Sep 10, 2014

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Wildfire Spreads in Fort McMurray
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Wildfire Spreads in Fort McMurray

Wildfire continued to spread through Fort McMurray in Canada’s Northern Alberta region.

Published May 5, 2016

Fires Remote Sensing

Burn Scar Near Athens, Greece
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Burn Scar Near Athens, Greece

Charred plants color the hills northeast of Athens, Greece, chocolate brown in this photo-like image taken days after a large fire raced through the region.

Published Aug 29, 2009

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