Images

The EROS Center has a long hallway with a rotating globe in the center. Along the walls there are descriptions about the role of Landsat.

The EROS Auditorium is frequently used for staff meetings, tours, and other events.

These books are from the USGS EROS Library. Highlighted on the spine of one of the books is Thomas R. Loveland’s name.

This is a bust of Don Kulow, whom the EROS Library is named after.

Visit the library page here.

This is an image of the EROS Library located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visit the library webpage here.

This is an image of the EROS Library located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visit the Library Webpage here.

This is an image of the EROS Lobby located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Plan your tour at EROS here.

This is a picture of a puzzle piece cut out. Landsat puzzles can be found in the Remote Sensing Classroom: https://eros.usgs.gov/remote-sensing-classroom

The surface of the Earth is always changing. Some changes like earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and landslides happen quickly and other changes, such as most erosional processes, happen slowly over time.  It’s often hard to see these changes from ground level.

Image of the Week logo for the EROS Center.

At EROS, we highlight new satellite images that feature striking changes to the Earth's surface. Our images come from locations around the world.

Find the Image of the Week here.

The surface of the Earth is always changing. Some changes like earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and landslides happen quickly and other changes, such as most erosional processes, happen slowly over time.  It’s often hard to see these changes from ground level.

This is a logo of "Image of the Week" that can be used for carousel banners. Find these videos produced by the EROS Center here: https://eros.usgs.gov/media-gallery/image-of-the-week

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. 

The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, is only 100 miles long by 35 miles wide—about 2 ½ times as big as Rhode Island. Even though it is a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico has its own Olympic team. The largest islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands are St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John.

Alaska has 17 of the 20 highest peaks in the United States. Denali is the highest peak in North America at 20,320 feet above sea level. Denali, the native name for the mountain, means “The Great One.”

Capital Juneau

Image Source Landsat 8

Population 733,391

Scattered fact sheets, highlighting the "Arizona-Landsat Benefits" fact sheet.

Scattered fact sheets, highlighting the "Nevada-Landsat Benefits" fact sheet.     

Scattered fact sheets, highlighting the "South Dakota-Landsat Benefits" fact sheet.

Scattered fact sheets, highlighting the "Montana-Landsat Benefits" fact sheet. 

Learn more about the Landsat program.