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

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Image of the Week - Pine Island Glacier’s Newest Iceberg
Image of the Week - Pine Island Glacier’s Newest Iceberg
Image of the Week - Pine Island Glacier’s Newest Iceberg

These Landsat 8 images show the latest iceberg to break free in Antarctica's Pine Island. Warmer ocean waters are melting the ice from beneath, causing increasing instability.



These Landsat 8 images show the latest iceberg to break free in Antarctica's Pine Island. Warmer ocean waters are melting the ice from beneath, causing increasing instability.



Image of the Week - Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Image of the Week - Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Image of the Week - Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

Landsat 8 imagery shows the change in vegetation on Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Landsat 8 imagery shows the change in vegetation on Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Landsat Collections — What are Tiers?
Landsat Collections — What are Tiers?
Landsat Collections — What are Tiers?

This is the third video in a series describing the new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Collection 1 inventory structure. Collection 1 required the reprocessing of all archived Landsat data to achieve radiometric and geometric consistency of Level-1 products through time and across all Landsat sensors.

This is the third video in a series describing the new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landsat Collection 1 inventory structure. Collection 1 required the reprocessing of all archived Landsat data to achieve radiometric and geometric consistency of Level-1 products through time and across all Landsat sensors.

Image of the Week - Irma Churns Up Sediment in the Florida Keys
Image of the Week - Irma Churns Up Sediment in the Florida Keys
Image of the Week - Irma Churns Up Sediment in the Florida Keys

Hurricane Irma churned up sediment around the Florida keys as shown by these Landsat images.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Hurricane Irma churned up sediment around the Florida keys as shown by these Landsat images.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Image of the Week: Hurricane Irma Slams Barbuda
Image of the Week: Hurricane Irma Slams Barbuda
Image of the Week: Hurricane Irma Slams Barbuda

Hurricane Irma's full force hit the small island of Barbuda, damaging estimated 95% of structures.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Hurricane Irma's full force hit the small island of Barbuda, damaging estimated 95% of structures.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Image of the Week: Hurricane Harvey Flooding
Image of the Week: Hurricane Harvey Flooding
Image of the Week: Hurricane Harvey Flooding

Hurricane Harvey dumped over 50 inches of rain near Houston, leaving extensive flooding throughout the area.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Hurricane Harvey dumped over 50 inches of rain near Houston, leaving extensive flooding throughout the area.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Image of the Week: Hurricane Harvey Inundates Gulf Coast
Image of the Week: Hurricane Harvey Inundates Gulf Coast
Image of the Week: Hurricane Harvey Inundates Gulf Coast

Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25th. Over the next few days, record rain totals had devastated the area.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Hurricane Harvey made landfall on August 25th. Over the next few days, record rain totals had devastated the area.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Image of the Week: Gypsy Moth Infestation Continues in New England
Image of the Week: Gypsy Moth Infestation Continues in New England
Image of the Week: Gypsy Moth Infestation Continues in New England

Gypsy Moth populations are at their highest levels since the 1980s, causing damage to hardwood trees in the New England area.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Gypsy Moth populations are at their highest levels since the 1980s, causing damage to hardwood trees in the New England area.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

The 2017 Solar Eclipse: Where Will You Be?
The 2017 Solar Eclipse: Where Will You Be?
The 2017 Solar Eclipse: Where Will You Be?

On Monday, August 21, 2017, several locations throughout the United States will experience total darkness during the first total solar eclipse in the U.S. in nearly 40 years. Follow along with this video to see satellite imagery of several of these locations that will experience complete darkness for a few minutes when the eclipse occurs.

On Monday, August 21, 2017, several locations throughout the United States will experience total darkness during the first total solar eclipse in the U.S. in nearly 40 years. Follow along with this video to see satellite imagery of several of these locations that will experience complete darkness for a few minutes when the eclipse occurs.

Image of the Week: Fire in Greenland
Image of the Week: Fire in Greenland
Image of the Week: Fire in Greenland

Even on an island of ice and glaciers, wildfires can occur. This August, Earth-observing satellites detected this fire burning in western Greenland.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Even on an island of ice and glaciers, wildfires can occur. This August, Earth-observing satellites detected this fire burning in western Greenland.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 1
Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 1
Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 1

Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 1: All About Accessing Data
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Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 1: All About Accessing Data
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Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 2
Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 2
Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 2

Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 2: Using the Data
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Getting Started with VIIRS Surface Reflectance Data Part 2: Using the Data
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Image of the Week: Batagaika Crater and the Megaslump
Image of the Week: Batagaika Crater and the Megaslump
Image of the Week: Batagaika Crater and the Megaslump

Warm summers and short winters are thawing permafrost in the Siberian tundra, causing soil erosion. As a result, the 800 meter wide Batagaika crater continues to expand.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Warm summers and short winters are thawing permafrost in the Siberian tundra, causing soil erosion. As a result, the 800 meter wide Batagaika crater continues to expand.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Image of the Week: Iceberg Separates from Larsen C Ice Shelf
Image of the Week: Iceberg Separates from Larsen C Ice Shelf
Image of the Week: Iceberg Separates from Larsen C Ice Shelf

Thermal satellite images are tracking A-68, a newly calved iceberg off the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antartica.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

Thermal satellite images are tracking A-68, a newly calved iceberg off the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antartica.



At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.

20th Anniversary - EROS Center Hailstorm
20th Anniversary - EROS Center Hailstorm
20th Anniversary - EROS Center Hailstorm

Softball-sized hail caused millions of dollars of damage to the USGS EROS Center 20 years ago this week. July 13, 1997, marks the date of the massive hailstorm in southeastern South Dakota. 

Softball-sized hail caused millions of dollars of damage to the USGS EROS Center 20 years ago this week. July 13, 1997, marks the date of the massive hailstorm in southeastern South Dakota. 

Landsat Collections - RMSE
Landsat Collections - RMSE
Landsat Collections - RMSE

Landsat Collections: Providing a Stable Environment Record for Time Series Analysis

Image of the Week: 26th Anniversary of Mt. Pinatubo Eruption
Image of the Week: 26th Anniversary of Mt. Pinatubo Eruption
Image of the Week: Deforestation in Peru
Image of the Week: Deforestation in Peru
Image of the Week: Deforestation in Peru

Landsat helps document large-scale deforestation in Peru.

The widespread land change is captured over the past few decades.

Landsat helps document large-scale deforestation in Peru.

The widespread land change is captured over the past few decades.

High Density Digital Tape (HDDT) Landsat Data Recovery
High Density Digital Tape (HDDT) Landsat Data Recovery
High Density Digital Tape (HDDT) Landsat Data Recovery

High Density Digital Tapes (HDDT) containing Landsat scenes arrive at EROS from International Cooperators located around the world. Operators use a baking process to recover the imagery from the HDDTs.
 

High Density Digital Tapes (HDDT) containing Landsat scenes arrive at EROS from International Cooperators located around the world. Operators use a baking process to recover the imagery from the HDDTs.