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The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara, is a prominent circular geological formation in the Sahara Desert. The formation stretches across a 40 km-wide region in Mauritania in Northwest Africa.

This mosaic of the Richat Structure and surrounding area was creating using four natural color Landsat 9 images (Bands 4,3,2): 

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Be mine, Valentine. 

Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Reno, NV during the Landsat Science team meeting on February 7-9, 2023.

Group picture of the Landsat Science team during their winter meeting in February 2023.

This Landsat 8 image of a portion of the Central Coast of California (WRS2 Path 43 Row 35) was acquired on January 31, 2023. Bands 6,5,4 

Winter Landsat Science Team Meeting is in session in Reno, NV on February 7-9, 2023.

This graphic shows additional tiles available for Collection 2 U.S. Analysis Ready Data (ARD) when compared to Collection 1 U.S. ARD for the same period (1982-2021).

“Seeing Our Planet Anew: Fifty Years of Landsat” was selected for the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2023 John I. Davidson President's Award for Practical Papers.

Landsat 9 captured a rare snowfall in China’s Taklimakan Desert on January 18, 2023. This image uses the shortwave infrared, near infrared, and red bands (B 6|5|4) to highlight the stark contrast between the desert sand and the snow-covered dunes. The sand appears reddish, while the snow is blue.

This natural color Landsat 8 image of the Sacramento Valley area shows the impacts of the relentless rains that impacted the area during the end of December and into the New Year. Turbid river water, saturated fields, and rising reservoirs can be seen near Stockton and Sacramento.

Landsat 2’s first light image captured Drayton Valley in Alberta, Canada on January 24, 1975. The discovery of the Pembina oil field in 1953 contributed to explosive growth in the sparsely populated area, with an increase from 75 individuals to 2,000. The boxed pattern seen here comes from the infrastructure for the oil and gas industry.

In the right wintry conditions, an ice bridge forms between the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait. Theoretically, this is the only place where you can walk from Russia to the United States (and vice versa), however travel between one Diomede to the other is strictly forbidden.  

Nine consecutive rainstorms have poured on California since December 26, 2022, after three years of intensive drought.

This graphic displays the millions of Landsat Level-1 downloads, from 2008 to December 2022.

View more statistics on the Landsat Project Statistics page. 

Last year was monumental for the program, including celebrating its 50-year anniversary, transitioning a fully operational Landsat 9 to the USGS team, and extending the Landsat 7 science mission. In addition to these major events, we have included an interactive map showcasing events Landsat satellites captured this year from around the world.

This natural color Landsat 9 image (Bands 4|3|2) was acquired on December 13, 2022 and shows the Sacramento Valley and surrounding area.

Landsat 8’s first image captured the area where the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains meet in Colorado. The natural-color image shows the coniferous forest of the mountains coming down to the dormant plains. Boulder, Colorado, sits in the middle of the image.

Rare spotting! Dueling volcanoes captured by Landsat 9 satellite. Mauna Loa's 11.3-mile-long lava flow illuminates the plume of ash in the atmosphere above. The small red spot in the lower right is Kilauea—it began erupting nine days ago. USGS Volcanoes says a dual eruption has not occurred in Hawaii since 1984, making this a rare event.

For the first time in Landsat history, a trio of imaging satellites (Landsat 7, Landsat 8, and Landsat 9) have been recording thousands of images of the planet weekly. The trio has been working together since October 2021.

Learn more about the Landsat Program at www.usgs.gov/landsat