Landsat 9

Apollo
Earth Observatory
Landsat 9
Planetary Analogs
Topography
Apollo astronauts previewed their roles as lunar field geologists in Alaska’s Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.
Posted June 24, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 5
Landsat 9
Surface Water
Relentless rains are threatening a lake in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley that has become a key hub in the global flower trade.
Posted June 23, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)
Landsat 9
Wildfires
A wildland fire charred grassland, coastal sage scrub, and chaparral across one-third of the island, the second largest of the Channel Islands.
Posted June 2, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 9
Volcanoes
The volcano on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island routinely ejects ash, volcanic gases, and volcanic bombs.
Posted May 27, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 9
Remote Sensing Technology
Once a month during the full Moon, Landsat 9 turns from Earth to image the lunar surface, helping keep the spacecraft’s data accurate and consistent.
Posted May 26, 2026
Earth Observatory
Human Dimensions
Landsat 9
In a precursor to Memorial Day, people in Charleston, South Carolina, honored fallen Civil War troops with flowers, songs, and marches at an event at a racetrack on May 1, 1865.
Posted May 25, 2026
Earth Observatory
Landsat 9
Wildfires
The blaze spread across the southern side of the second-largest island in California’s Channel Islands National Park.
Posted May 20, 2026
Earth Observatory
Floods
Landsat 9
Snow
Surface Water
Spring melt along Alaska’s Kuskokwim River caused ice jams and flooding.
Posted May 14, 2026
Earth Observatory
Land Cover
Landsat 9
Beaver Island is one in a string of verdant and scenic jewels in a northern Lake Michigan archipelago.
Posted May 13, 2026
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