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Image of a portion of the Magdalena Valley in Colombia, South America, transmitted by Landsat (formerly ERTS) 2 on Jan. 7, 1977. Green, red, and infrared are recorded separately by the satellite and then combined to make the image. Vegetation appears red, and barren land is green. The Magdalena River and nearby lakes are blue; white splotches are clouds. The roughly parallel north-south pattern along the centre right indicates rock outcrops where the rocks have been bent into a folded structure. Landsat 2 was launched Jan. 22, 1975.

Landsat satellite image of North Cascades National Park Service Complex (outlined in red), northwestern Washington, U.S.

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Landsat: Media

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Landsat 5

Landsat 5

Illustration of Landsat 5.

NASA

urban sprawl

urban sprawl

Mosaic of images taken by Landsat 5 of the western portion of Las Vegas in 1984 (top),...

Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon—NASA Earth Observatory/Landsat 5/USGS Global Visualization Viewer

Image of a portion of the Magdalena Valley in Colombia, South America, transmitted by Landsat (formerly ERTS) 2 on Jan. 7, 1977. Green, red, and infrared are recorded separately by the satellite and then combined to make the image. Vegetation appears red, and barren land is green. The Magdalena River and nearby lakes are blue; white splotches are clouds. The roughly parallel north-south pattern along the centre right indicates rock outcrops where the rocks have been bent into a folded structure. Landsat 2 was launched Jan. 22, 1975.

Image of a portion of the Magdalena Valley in Colombia, South America, transmitted...

Courtesy of the Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center

Landsat satellite image of North Cascades National Park Service Complex (outlined in red), northwestern Washington, U.S.

Landsat satellite image of North Cascades National Park Service Complex (outlined...

NASA

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