Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)

Spring Rains Saturate Michigan

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April 17, 2026
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Above-normal precipitation has swollen rivers and damaged infrastructure statewide.

Eyeing the Richat Structure

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April 16, 2026
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The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space.

A Fault Line in Full Bloom

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March 23, 2026
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Plains around the San Andreas Fault and across Carrizo Plain National Monument are awash with yellow as wildflowers bloom.

A Bit of Gray on an Emerald Isle

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March 17, 2026
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Ireland is best known for its many greens, but the striking grays of the island’s Burren region also stand out in satellite images.

Cañon Fiord’s Whirling Waters

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March 16, 2026
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During the 2022 summer melt season, sediment plumes and fractured sea ice traced swirling eddies in a branch of the Nansen Sound fjord system in the Canadian Arctic.

A Little Town with a Long Name

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March 5, 2026
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A NASA luminary from the Apollo era grew up in Wales near Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

Searching for Selenite

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March 4, 2026
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Oklahoma’s Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge attracts rare and diverse species—and enthusiasts looking for a distinct type of crystallized gypsum.

A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar

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February 18, 2026
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Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.

Reaching Top Speed in the Dolomites

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February 12, 2026
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Cortina d’Ampezzo, flanked by steep-sided mountain peaks, is the site of several skiing and sliding events in the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Milano Cortina 2026

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February 5, 2026
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About 2,900 Olympic athletes have converged on northern Italy to sort out who is the GOAT—or perhaps the stoat.