Images

On March 1, 2009, Landsat 5 acquired a clear image of the Mt. Redoubt region in Alaska. 

This Landsat 7 image captures the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, MD, areas. Washington, D.C., lies in the center of the image along the Potomac River. Baltimore, in the upper-right portion of the image, is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay.

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Farmland near Hydetown, Pennsylvania, part of the Erie Drift Plain Ecoregion. This photo was taken during fieldwork for the USGS Land Cover Trends project. The project was focused on understanding the rates, trends, causes, and consequences of contemporary U.S.

Example of the Landsat 7 ETM+ Collection 2 level-1 product. This Landsat 7 image was acquired on January 1, 2003 near Ciudad Obregón, Mexico and is shown as a natural color composite using the red, green, and blue bands (bands 3,2,1).

This natural color pan sharpened Landsat 7 image from December 18, 2002 shows the remnant or the Larsen B ice shelf after its collapse at the beginning of the year. Landsat’s detailed observations help scientists track changes in ice stability over time.

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This graphic highlights the difference in thermal band resolution between Landsat 5 and Landsat 7, focusing on center pivot irrigation fields near Alliance, Nebraska. The Landsat 5 image (top), taken on July 3, 2002, has a coarser 120-meter resolution, while the Landsat 7 image (bottom), from July 2, 2002, offers greater detail with its 60-meter resolution.

This natural-color, pan-sharpened Landsat image from December 31, 2001, shows the Larsen B Ice Shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula just a few months before its historic breakup. Blue meltwater pools can be seen on the shelf. Landsat’s detailed observations help scientists track changes in ice stability over time.

In stunning detail, the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) brings Antarctica to life, both for the scientific community and the general public.

Landsat 7 imagery was used to create a full continent mosaic of Antarctica. 

Landsat 7 captured this image of center-pivot irrigation (green circles) in the Saudi Arabian desert in 2000. Images taken of the same location over several decades show the explosive increase of irrigated land over time, as hidden reserves of water have been tapped beneath desert sands to grow grains, fruits, and vegetables.

This Landsat image displays the Eyjabakkajökull Glacier, an outlet glacier of the Vatnajökull ice cap in Iceland. (N64.6756, W15.5843)

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Acquired September 16, 2000

Landsat 7 was successfully launched on April 15, 1999, from the Western Test Range of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on a Delta II expendable launch vehicle. EROS History Project

Landsat 7 captured this image of Upolu Island in Samoa in July of 1999.  The coral reefs around Upolu and surrounding islands have been studied for longevity. Coral reefs around the island are virtually continuous, forming an extensive shallow reef flat.   Landsat 7 July 6, 1999. 

This Landsat 7 image of the Las Vegas area, acquired on July 4, 1999, is the first image captured of this region by the satellite. The image prominently features the city of Las Vegas. It also shows Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, along with the surrounding desert landscape.

Landsat 7 underfly with Landsat 5 over the Niobrara River, Nebraska on June 2, 1999. The left image shows the Landsat 5 TM image and the right image is from Landsat 7 ETM+. Both images are shown as a false color image using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4|3|2).

This pan sharpened color infrared image of Sioux Falls, South Dakota is from the first scene acquired by Landsat 7's Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor on April 18, 1999. The image is shown using the near infrared, red, and green bands (Bands 4,3,2).

Natural color Landsat 5 image of the Great Salt Lake acquired on July 1, 1986. In 1986, the lake was at a record high and covered approximately 2,300 square miles and contained 30 million acre-feet of water (an acre-foot is the amount of water necessary to cover 1 acre of land with water 1 foot in depth or about 326,000 gallons).

Showing images acquired over Huntsville, Alabama during the Landsat 5 underfly with Landsat 4. On the top is the Landsat 4 TM image, and on the bottom is the Landsat 5 TM image. Both image composites are shown as a natural color composite using the red, green, and blue bands (Bands 3|2|1)

One of the first clear Landsat 5 images shows an icy Lake Superior, northern Minnesota, and the Wisconsin's Apostle Islands. The Thematic Mapper (TM) image is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red and green bands (bands 4,3,2) and was acquired on March 6, 1984, just 5 days after the launch.

One of the first Landsat 5 images in the archive shows Corpus Christi and Padre Island National Seashore. The image was acquired on March 6, 1984 and is shown as a false color composite using the near infrared, red, and green bands (bands 4,3,2).

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On March 6, 1984, the Thematic Mapper (TM) on Landsat 5 captured this image of Corpus Christi. Texas. Located in South Texas on the Gulf of America, the city and its bay are protected by barrier islands.