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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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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 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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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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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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Keeping False Pass True
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Keeping False Pass True

A new remote sensing technique could make it easier to map seafloor channels in coastal areas.

Published Aug 15, 2015

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Penguin Droppings Are  Fertile Ground for Science
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Penguin Droppings Are Fertile Ground for Science

How scientists are discovering colonies in remote parts of Antarctica by searching satellite images for guano stains.

Published Jun 13, 2017

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Lilongwe and Landsat Grew Up Together
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Lilongwe and Landsat Grew Up Together

A fishing town became a bustling city after Malawi’s president moved the capital there.

Published Dec 19, 2018

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