1 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:05,470 Nine Million Scenes in the Archive 2 00:00:05,470 --> 00:00:06,550 Falkland Islands 3 00:00:06,550 --> 00:00:07,740 Svalbard, Norway 4 00:00:07,740 --> 00:00:08,890 Progreso, Mexico 5 00:00:08,890 --> 00:00:10,140 Campfire, California 6 00:00:10,140 --> 00:00:10,490 Barrier Islands, Brazil 7 00:00:10,490 --> 00:00:10,950 Mississippi River Delta 8 00:00:10,950 --> 00:00:11,350 Lake Superior 9 00:00:11,350 --> 00:00:11,940 Egypt 10 00:00:11,940 --> 00:00:12,380 Rice Fields, California 11 00:00:12,380 --> 00:00:12,850 Pennsylvania Hills 12 00:00:12,850 --> 00:00:14,950 [rapid shutter sounds] 13 00:00:14,950 --> 00:00:19,100 Landsat archives its nine millionth scene! 14 00:00:19,100 --> 00:00:21,660 Each scene is a satellite image from space 15 00:00:21,660 --> 00:00:25,030 about one hundred fifteen miles wide 16 00:00:25,030 --> 00:00:27,490 Researchers and, well, just about anyone 17 00:00:27,490 --> 00:00:32,170 can download scenes from the Landsat archive managed by USGS. 18 00:00:32,170 --> 00:00:34,830 Landsat holds the title for the longest continuous 19 00:00:34,830 --> 00:00:37,510 space-based record of Earth in existence. 20 00:00:37,510 --> 00:00:38,640 21 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:43,620 That’s 50 years of scenes like these, helping scientists and researchers 22 00:00:43,620 --> 00:00:47,851 understand how our planet is changing over time.