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With 50 years of satellite observations to draw from, the Landsat Archive has no shortage of beautiful and informative imagery to share. Peruse some of the best below.

 

 

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Landsat 1 First Light Image over Dallas, Texas
Landsat 1 First Light Image over Dallas, Texas
Landsat 1 First Light Image over Dallas, Texas
Landsat 1 First Light Image over Dallas, Texas

The very first image in the Landsat archive is the MSS image above, showing the Dallas - Fort Worth area of Texas on July 25, 1972. The resolution is 60 meters per pixel in this false-color image, where shades of red indicate vegetated land and grays and whites are urban or rocky surfaces.

The very first image in the Landsat archive is the MSS image above, showing the Dallas - Fort Worth area of Texas on July 25, 1972. The resolution is 60 meters per pixel in this false-color image, where shades of red indicate vegetated land and grays and whites are urban or rocky surfaces.