Soaring, snow-capped peaks and ridges of the eastern Himalaya Mountains create an irregular white-on-red patchwork between major rivers in southwestern China. The Himalayas are made up of three parallel mountain ranges that together extend more than 2,900 kilometers.
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Himalayas
Soaring, snow-capped peaks and ridges of the eastern Himalaya Mountains create an irregular white-on-red patchwork between major rivers in southwestern China. The Himalayas are made up of three parallel mountain ranges that together extend more than 2,900 kilometers.
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea physically separates--but in other ways unites--southern Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa.
The Mediterranean Sea physically separates--but in other ways unites--southern Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa.
Mexico and Central America
Mexico and Central America together form the southern half of the North American continent. From the rugged deserts of the Baja Peninsula to the steamy rain forests of Panama, the region is a land of great contrasts.
Mexico and Central America together form the southern half of the North American continent. From the rugged deserts of the Baja Peninsula to the steamy rain forests of Panama, the region is a land of great contrasts.
Senegal vegetation - 1994
A scene along a road in Senegal, photographed in 1994 by U.S. Geological Survey Scientist G. Gray Tappan as part of his work on West African land cover. Tappan photographed the scene again in 2004.
A scene along a road in Senegal, photographed in 1994 by U.S. Geological Survey Scientist G. Gray Tappan as part of his work on West African land cover. Tappan photographed the scene again in 2004.
Screenshot of 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy Act Congressional Record
This is a screenshot of 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy Act Congressional Record. The full document is available below.
This is a screenshot of 1992 Land Remote Sensing Policy Act Congressional Record. The full document is available below.
Five Millionth Scene
The Landsat Global Archive Consolidation initiative has retrieved and ingested its 5 millionth image since it began in 2010. The data came from the Riyadh Ground Station in Saudi Arabia and was acquired by Landsat 5 on April 16, 1989. It shows an area over Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
The Landsat Global Archive Consolidation initiative has retrieved and ingested its 5 millionth image since it began in 2010. The data came from the Riyadh Ground Station in Saudi Arabia and was acquired by Landsat 5 on April 16, 1989. It shows an area over Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
1986 Landsat 5 image of Chernobyl after the
A Landsat 5 image of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant site in Ukraine on April 29, 1986, three days after the accident, shows no warmth in the cooling pond.
A Landsat 5 image of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant site in Ukraine on April 29, 1986, three days after the accident, shows no warmth in the cooling pond.
EROS Employee Holding Fish from Pond
EROS Employee Aaron Neugebauer holding fish from the EROS pond.
EROS Employee Aaron Neugebauer holding fish from the EROS pond.
1985 Public Law 98-365 The Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act
Screenshot of the 1985 Public Law 98-365 The Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act Memo
Screenshot of the 1985 Public Law 98-365 The Land Remote Sensing Commercialization Act Memo
Algerian Abstract
What look like pale yellow paint streaks slashing through a mosaic of mottled colors are ridges of wind-blown sand that make up Erg Iguidi, an area of ever-shifting sand dunes extending from Algeria into Mauritania in northwestern Africa.
What look like pale yellow paint streaks slashing through a mosaic of mottled colors are ridges of wind-blown sand that make up Erg Iguidi, an area of ever-shifting sand dunes extending from Algeria into Mauritania in northwestern Africa.
Sierra de Velasco
Shimmering blues and greens accentuate the textures of the Sierra de Velasco Mountains of northern Argentina. The urban area (pinkish circle) near the lower left part of the mountain range is La Rioja, the capital of the province of La Rioja.
Shimmering blues and greens accentuate the textures of the Sierra de Velasco Mountains of northern Argentina. The urban area (pinkish circle) near the lower left part of the mountain range is La Rioja, the capital of the province of La Rioja.
1984 Historical Restoration Includes Sioux Falls - B
Historical Restoration Includes Sioux Falls (E-651-810BN) B
Historical Restoration Includes Sioux Falls (E-651-810BN) B
1984 International Remote Sensing Workshop Poster - 72dpi
1984 International Remote Sensing Workshop Poster
1984 International Remote Sensing Workshop Poster
1984 Sioux Falls SD Made from CIR Aircraft
Sioux Falls SD, image from CIR Aircraft (E-640-99BN)
Sioux Falls SD, image from CIR Aircraft (E-640-99BN)
1984 Washington DC EPA Low Oblique
1984 Washington DC EPA Low Oblique
1984 Washington DC EPA Low Oblique
Mount Elgon
Clouds encircle the lofty rim of Africa's Mount Elgon, a huge, long-extinct volcano on the border between Uganda and Kenya. The solitary volcano has one of the world's largest intact calderas, a cauldron-like central depression.
Clouds encircle the lofty rim of Africa's Mount Elgon, a huge, long-extinct volcano on the border between Uganda and Kenya. The solitary volcano has one of the world's largest intact calderas, a cauldron-like central depression.
EROS Training
USGS EROS provides remote sensing science training for visitors in 1979. This is a man using a stereoscope to look at satellite images.
USGS EROS provides remote sensing science training for visitors in 1979. This is a man using a stereoscope to look at satellite images.
EROS Training in the Black Hills 1979
USGS provides remote sensing science training for visitors in 1979.
Captured with an Olympus Digital Camera.
USGS provides remote sensing science training for visitors in 1979.
Captured with an Olympus Digital Camera.
EROS Training in the Black Hills
USGS provides remote sensing science training for visitors. This image shows visitors seeing Mount Rushmore.
USGS provides remote sensing science training for visitors. This image shows visitors seeing Mount Rushmore.
EROS Training in the Badlands
USGS provides remote sensing science training for visitors. This is a field trip to Badlands National Park.
USGS provides remote sensing science training for visitors. This is a field trip to Badlands National Park.
Landsat 3 First Light Image of Northern California
One of Landsat 3’s first images, captured by the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) 4 days after launch, features a slice of Northern California on March 7, 1978. San Jose sits in Santa Clara Valley touching the southernmost portion of San Francisco. This image showcases the urbanization of the valley, which exploded in the 1970s as Silicon Valley grew.
One of Landsat 3’s first images, captured by the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) 4 days after launch, features a slice of Northern California on March 7, 1978. San Jose sits in Santa Clara Valley touching the southernmost portion of San Francisco. This image showcases the urbanization of the valley, which exploded in the 1970s as Silicon Valley grew.