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February 2, 2018 – Landsat 7 completes 100,000th Orbit

Landsat 7 completed its 100,000 orbit of Earth Thursday, February 1. 

The scene below captures an area in north central Argentina, South America, and is just one of the images acquired during this milestone orbit. The Salinas Grandes salt flat is visible along the western edge of the scene, while forest management and agricultural practices are visible in the central and eastern edge of the scene. All Landsat data can be downloaded from EarthExplorerGlovis, or the LandsatLook Viewer.