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Landsat 8 Surface Reflectance image of the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland

Path 5 Row 23

Date acquired 20210216

Map image of 2020 annual actual evapotranspiration (ETa) in the Modesto, California, area, as determined by the SSEBop ET model from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Urban and other developed areas tend to have less evapotranspiration than fields and other vegetative areas.

The state of Hawaii consists of eight main islands: Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe, Maui, and Hawaii. From east to west, Hawaii is the widest state in the country.

Capital Honolulu

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 1,455,271

Several different ALI images grouped together.

Featured Landsat Image: Qaidam Basin, China. Landsat 8 image from Path 139 Row 034 acquired on Date 22 October 2020. Shown as a pan-sharpened (Band 8) natural color image using the red, green and blue bands (Bands 4, 3, 2)

Landsat 8 image on the Utah-Arizona Border on the Navajo Nation acquired on September 18, 2020.

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Example of the Landsat 7 ETM+ Collection 2 level-2 science products. Left: Landsat 7 level-2 surface reflectance image. Right: Landsat 7 level-2 surface temperature image. The data was acquired on August 19, 2020 (path 179 row 28).

Example of the Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS Collection 2 level-1 product. This Landsat 8 image was acquired on August 18, 2020 over Lake Everard and Lake Harry in southern Australia and is shown as a false color composite using the shortwave infrared, near infrared, and red bands (bands 6,5,4).

Rim Fire in Yosemite National Park.

Screenshot of web viewer for USGS Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) initiative.

Landsat 8 image of Phoenix, Arizona, acquired on January 13, 2020 (Path 37 Row 36).  This false color image uses the short-wave infrared, near infrared, and red bands (bands 6, 5, 4) to display the data.

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Before Abraham Lincoln was elected President, he served in the Illinois legislature and practiced law in Springfield. Lincoln is buried just outside Springfield at the Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site.

Capital Springfield

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 12,812,508

Located just southeast of Osborne, Kansas, is the Geodetic Center of North America. The Geodetic Center is the initial point upon which all North American surveys, deeds, and maps are based.

Capital Topeka

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 2,937,880

Forests cover approximately 2.6 million acres, or 41 percent, of Maryland’s land surface. Oak and hickory are the dominant hardwood or deciduous forest types, and loblolly pine is the most prevalent softwood.

Capital Annapolis

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 6,177,224

Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first powered flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1903. The actual flight took place four miles away at the Kill Devil Hills, now the site of Wright Brothers National Memorial. 

Capital Raleigh

Image Source Landsat 8

Sometimes called the “Mother State,” Virginia has produced eight U.S. presidents (more than any other state): George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.

Capital Richmond

Image Source Landsat 8

During the Cold War, the Emergency Relocation Center was built to house members of Congress in the event of a nuclear attack. It is located beneath the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.

Capital Charleston

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 1,793,716

Denver, the capital of Colorado, is known as the “Mile High City.” The thirteenth step of the capitol building is exactly one mile (5,280 feet) above sea level.

Capital Denver

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 5,773,714

Number of Pixels 299,555,595

Groton, Connecticut is home to the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered ship and the first to reach the North Pole, a feat accomplished in 1958. The Nautilus is on display at the Submarine Force Museum.

Capital Hartford

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 3,605,944

More major highways intersect in Indiana than in any other state, therefore, it is known as “The Crossroads of America.” Indiana also has more miles of Interstate Highway per square mile than any other state.

Capital Indianapolis

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 6,785,528

Minnesota has more shoreline than California, Florida, and Hawaii combined. It is sometimes called the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but it actually has 12,000 lakes, three-fourths of which are four hectares (10 acres) or more in size.

Capital St. Paul

Image Source Landsat 8