Images

(A) The Creek Fire perimeter within the San Carlos Apache Reservation in east-central Arizona and (B) the various fuel treatments within the Creek Fire boundary, using the boundary in Wu et al.

Landsat image of ice caps in northern Savernaya Zemlya, Russian Arctic Islands (80 degrees N.). The scene shows zones of melting on the ice caps. The largest ice cap is about 80 km across. Image courtesy of Julian Dowdeswell, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, UK.

This Landsat 8 image "Ice Vortex" is one of many beautiful images in the Earth as Art collections. 

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This Landsat 8 image "Australian Iron Ore" is one of many beautiful images in the Earth as Art collections. 

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Chesapeake Bay is the Nation's largest estuary and its restoration and protection is a priority. The USGS provides scientific information to help manage this vital ecosystem. As part of that role, staff at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center created this true color composite image.

Center pivot irrigation fields in the Arabian Desert are visible in this Landsat 8 image near Meegowa, Saudi Arabia. The image was acquired on Oct 10, 2018 and is shown in a color infrared band combination (Bands 5,4,3).

This image titled  "Bleeding Heart"  is one of many contained in the 5th Earth as Art collection. 

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Example of Landsat Provisional Surface Temperature over the Yellowstone Lake area. Landsat 5 image acquired on September 11, 2018.

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Left: Landsat 8 Collection 1 Top of Atmosphere reflectance image (bands 4,3,2) and Right: Landsat 8 Collection 1 atmospherically corrected surface reflectance image for an area over Los Angeles, California, path 41 row 36 acquired on August 31, 2018.

Landsat Dynamic Surface Water Extent Science Product example from Northern Minnesota. 

Example of Landsat Provisional Actual Evapotranspiration for agricultural fields near Sterling, Colorado in the South Platte Basin, using data acquired by Landsat 8 (Path 32 Row 32) on July 31, 2018; Left: Natural Color Surface Reflectance Image, Right: Actual Evapotranspiration Image.

Example of Landsat Provisional Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) product near the Colorado/Nebraska border near the Platte River.

This image showing the Black Hills and Badlands, South Dakota is a mosaic of multiple Landsat 8 scenes acquired in 2015 and 2016. 

The Lake Eyre Basin is one of the driest places in Australia. But this image features a rare green flush to this otherwise parched landscape. Streams and creeks that drain into the basin are usually dry, but storms in March 2018 delivered water to these braided channels. By April, the floodwater had receded and left a green expanse behind.

Ivanpah Playa Radiometric Calibration Site

Learn more about this Test Site at https://calval.cr.usgs.gov/apps/ivanpah.

Soft colors contrast with harsh terrain in southwestern Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen. Calming blues and purples seem to collide with an angry orange in this rich tapestry of colors, which are the result of the region’s complex geology. The wild shapes in this busy landscape lie in a region known as the Asharah fault zone.

Artist concept of Landsat 8. Image Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Landsat image of the Providence, RI area showing damage from spongy moth caterpillars (Lymantria dispar). The caterpillars devour the leaves of hardwood trees, causing the greatest damage in late June as the larvae reach maturity. In this natural color Landsat image, the impacted areas show as brown.

Landsat image of the area near Providence, Rhode Island. This natural color Landsat composite was created using the red, green and blue bands. 

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These cloud patterns cast eerie shadows on the landscape of southern Egypt. The clouds appear red and the desert below hazy blue in this infrared rendition.