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Landsat 9 image over Svalbard, Norway. Acquired on July 8, 2022, Path 26 Row 240. For more information on Landsat data, visit the Landsat Mission Website.

The Landsat 8 thermal image of the Washburn fire was acquired at night to pinpoint the location (bright white) of heat from the fire as it began. Firefighters immediately focused on suppressing the wildfire to minimize any effects on the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. As of July 18, 2022, the fire covered nearly 5,000 acres.

The Washburn Fire started July 7, 2022 in the southern part of Yosemite National Park. Landsats 8 and 9 both captured imagery of it a day later. The Landsat 9 image uses shortwave infrared and near-infrared bands to show the active burning.

Two Earth-observing satellites turned to watch a lunar eclipse, revealing dramatic and uneven temperature changes across our closest celestial neighbor.

NASA Earth Image of the Day for July 5, 2022

Instruments:
Landsat 8 — TIRS
Landsat 9 — TIRS-2
Photograph

Over the course of the four-hour eclipse, the TIRS sensors observed the intensity of infrared light radiating from the Moon’s surface. From those radiances, scientists calculated the temperatures required to generate them. This “brightness temperature” of the lunar surface changed as Earth’s shadow marched across the lunar landscape.

Using Google Earth Engine and Landsat, this team created a rapid and robust tool for mapping historical flood inundation areas. This enhances existing efforts towards flood mitigation, monitoring, and management.

Landsat 9 image acquired on June 27, 2022 (Path 198 Row 11) over Norway. For more information on Landsat data, visit the Landsat Mission Website.

This screenshot shows what the Landsat Collections interactive looks like. This storymap collection combines all of the individual satellite storymaps into one location.

Landsat 9 launched into space on September 27th, 2021. The "first light" images arrived on October 31st. On that day the satellite captured: algal blooms in Lake Erie, the glaciers of the Himalayas, bush fires in Australia's Eucalypt Woodlands, coastal communities on the Florida panhandle, and deserts, mountains and mesas across the Navajo Nation.

An optimal opportunity for in-flight cross-calibration occurred when Landsat 9 flew underneath Landsat 8 while moving into its final orbit. Since the two satellites nearly identical imaging systems, the underfly event offered ideal cross-calibration conditions.

In this June 2022 issue read highlights from an international partner meeting, explore published Landsat articles, and dive into new interactive tools. Find the newsletter here: https://www.usgs.gov/latest-landsat-newsletter/latest-landsat-newslette…

Thumbnail for USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center video "Landsat: Celebrating 50 Years."

Image featuring Earthshot cards that are used for outreach purposes. Earthshots can be viewed digitally here: https://eros.usgs.gov/image-gallery/earthshots.

Karymsky volcano, one of the most active volcanoes of Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone, erupted on April 20, 2022. This pan-sharpened Landsat 8 image captured the event. Overlaying the infrared data over the natural color image highlights the heat signature of the active flows.

Landsat ID: LC08_L1TP_098022_20220420_20220420_02_RT

The largest coral reef ecosystem in the world, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), is threatened by many human-made impacts. Due to the size of the GBR and limited accessibility, mapping and monitoring has always been a challenging task. Remote Sensing is an effective technique that provides valuable information for the GBR ecosystem.

The boreal forest biome is projected to shift northward due to continued climate change over the coming century. Researchers evaluated early indicators of a boreal forest biome shift using four decades of Landsat observation datasets.

Image showing number of Landsat scenes available by location globally over 50 years. Can search by spacecraft identification, sensor identification,  year acquired, processing level, and collection category. Maps are interactive and highlight spatial and temporal distribution of the Landsat archive.

On April 6, 2022, the Landsat 7 ETM+ sensor will be placed into “stand-by” mode as a series of spacecraft burns are performed throughout the month of April to lower the satellite’s orbit by 8 kilometers. This graphic displays how the Landsat 7 spacecraft orbit lowers following each of the spacecraft burns. 

The latest Landsat Update is available for the public. Text on image reads: "Landsat Update: March 2022. Learn the latest Landsat information and news. What's inside? Pecora 22 upcoming meeting, Landsat 9 mission status, Landsat 9 data available, Collection 2 Level 3 products available, Archive reaches 10 million scenes, Landsat Science Team meeting.

Social media posts from February for the March 2022 Landsat Update. Available via Landsat Missions.