Bejing, 1978 and 2010
One of the oldest and one of the most crowded cities in the world.
One of the oldest and one of the most crowded cities in the world.
The Columbia Glacier has retreated more than 12 miles since 1980.
Agriculture shifts to neighborhoods over the course of four decades.
The first ever, high-resolution, true color map of Antarctica.
Agriculture shifts to neighborhoods over the course of four decades. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011041/Phoenix_timelapse_gal.png
One of the oldest and one of the most crowded cities in the world. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003700/a003791/beijing_2010.1020_gal.png
The Columbia Glacier has retreated more than 12 miles since 1980. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011030/11030_columbia_1986-2011_timelapse_gal.png
The first ever, high-resolution, true color map of Antarctica. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010400/a010416/LIMA_wVO_ipod_gal.png
LDCM orbits 13 times each day, and covers the whole Earth in 16 days.
View changes in the Dead Sea over 40 years as salt farms multiply.
The Top 5 images from the USGS “Earth As Art” collection.
Even in the desert there is water for crops, if you drill deep enough.
Even in the desert there is water, if you drill deep enough.
LDCM Project Scientist Jim Irons is interviewed on live TV.
Even in the desert there is water, if you drill deep enough. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/gallery/Landsat/Wadi As Sirhan compare_gal.png
The Top 5 images from the USGS “Earth As Art” collection. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011052/Earth_as_Art_Top_5_youtube_hq_gal.png
A look back at the early years of Landsat. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011051/Landsat_ERTS_1973_Still_gal.png
View changes in the Dead Sea over 40 years as salt farms multiply. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/gallery/Landsat/Dead Sea 3-panel_gal.png
LDCM Project Scientist Jim Irons is interviewed on live TV. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011049/Jim_Irons_Interview_youtube_hq_gal.png
LDCM orbits 13 times each day, and covers the whole Earth in 16 days. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003900/a003939/earth_compWday.0624_gal.png
Even in the desert there is water for crops, if you drill deep enough. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/gallery/Landsat/Wadi As Sirhan compare_gal.png
Electromagnetic Spectrum Example
Landsat was used to identify areas of forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Timelapse of Yellowstone Park after large wildfires in 1989.
Watch the forest recover after the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption.
Graphic comparing three images of the U.S. National Mall.
A 40 year sequence of Landsat images
showing the dry Texas panhandle near the
town of Dalhart.
A 40 year sequence of Landsat images
showing the dry Texas panhandle near the
town of Dalhart. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010900/a010967/Dalhart_TX_timelapse_20120421_gal.png
Watch the forest recover after the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010500/a010550/G2010-077_Mount_St_Helens_youtube_hq_gal.png
Landsat was used to identify areas of forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a011000/a011004/G2012-057_DRC_Landsat_final_youtube_hq_gal.png
Graphic comparing three images of the U.S. National Mall. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010800/a010873/AB-National_Mall_image_gal.png
Timelapse of Yellowstone Park after large wildfires in 1989. thumbnail: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a010000/a010800/a010864/Yellowstone_iPad_cover_1024x576_gal.png
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