This image was taken by Landsat 8 on January 9, 2020. It shows the wildfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island in Australia.NASA's Goddard Media Studios created the following video about Landsat 9's history. This video features Virginia Tower Norwood 47 (an alumna of the original Landsat multispectral scanning system).NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Additional footage courtesy of Gordon Wilkinson/Texas Archive of the Moving Image and the US Geological Survey.Since 1972, Landsat images have been monitoring Earth's movements. This example of a time lapse of Landsat images from Maricopa County in Arizona documents the growth and increased water demand that has accompanied Phoenix's expansion between 1972 and 2011. These images show healthy vegetation in red.NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Landsat is a joint NASA/USGS program.Below is an animation showing Landsat images taken of the Columbia Glacier in Alaska, between 1986 and 2011. The glacier has seen a dramatic decline in its volume and thickness since the 1980s. Its terminus has moved more than 20 km (12 miles) northwards. These images combine three wavelengths from the electromagnetic spectrum (shortwave infrared and near-infrared): snow and ice are visible here in brightcyan, vegetation and clouds are green, open water is blue, and open waters are dark blue. The glaciers' surface is covered in rocky debris and brown bedrock.NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Images courtesy NASA's Earth Observatory http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/columbia_glacier.phpRobert Simmon (Sigma Space Corporation) is the lead animator. Matthew R. Radcliff (USRA) is the producer. Jeffrey Masek, scientist (NASA/GSFC).NASA's Landsat Image Gallery contains more Landsat images.Goddard Media Studios Landsat Gallery has more Landsat data visualizations and animations. You can also view images showing changes over the years.
