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Your Name in Landsat

With this online interactive, users can type in their name then view and export the graphic of that name spelled out in Earth features found in Landsat images.

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What does your name look like from space? Discover how satellite imagery from Earth can spell out your name.
Developed by Ross Walter, Allison Nussbaum, and Ginger Butcher from the Landsat Project Science Support Team.

About

The satellite images used in this interactive are part of Landsat's extensive record, spanning more than 50 years.

These Landsat satellite images were sourced from NASA Earth ObservatoryNASA WorldviewUSGS EarthExplorer, and ESA Sentinel Hub, and are available for download.

Alphabet Image Gallery

These Landsat satellite images were sourced from NASA Earth Observatory, NASA Worldview, USGS EarthExplorer, and ESA Sentinel Hub. Click on a letter to the right to view all downloadable images for that letter.

A

Landsat satellite image showing a river in the form of a capital letter A, surrounded by green land.

Hickman, Kentucky, United States

36°35'20.8 N 89°20'26.9 W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a river in the form of a capital letter A, surrounded by green land.

Hickman, Kentucky, United States

36°35'20.8 N 89°20'26.9 W

Landsat satellite image showing ice in the form of a capital letter A.

Farm Island, Maine, United States

45°43'43.8 N 69°46'08.9 W

Landsat satellite image shows a river forming a capital letter A.

Lake Guakhmaz, Azerbaijan

40°39'50.8 N 47°06'36.2 E

Landsat satellite image of the Yukon River delta flowing into the Bering Sea. The river forms a capital letter A.

Yukon Delta, Alaska, United States

62°33'17.7 N 164°56'10.3 W

B

Landsat satellite image of a river shaped like the lower case letter B. The Holla Bend Wildlife Refuge is located around here.

Holla Bend, Arkansas, United States

35°08'41.1 N 93°03'16.5 W

C

Landsat image of a river forming the capital letter C. The river is surrounded by thin rectangular agricultural crops.

False River, Louisiana, United States

36°35'20.8 N 89°20'26.9 W

Landsat satellite image of a mountainous island forming the lower case letter C. The island is covered by snow and ice on the upper and lower right portions.

Deception, Island, Antarctica

62°57'22.3 S 60°38'32.8 W

Landsat satellite image of a reflective man-made segmented structure forms the lower case letter C in the middle of the Black Rock Desert.

Black Rock Desert, Nevada, United States

40°47'15.8 N 119°12'13.0 W

D

E

Landsat image of a glacier forms the upper case letter E.

Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, Iceland

64°05'45.0 N 16°21'45.6 W

Landsat satellite image of carbonate sediment in the sea forms the lower case letter E.

Bellona Plateau, Coral Sea

20°30'00.0 S 158°30'00.0 E

Landsat image of fjords forming the capital letter E.

Firn-filled Fjords, Tibet

29°15'46.9 N 96°19'03.8 E

F

False-color Landsat satellite image of a long thin lake forms the letter f.

Woodstock Dam, South Africa

28°44'01.3 S 29°12'30.1 E

False-color Landsat satellite image of a long thin lake forms the letter f.

Woodstock Dam, South Africa

28°44'01.3 S 29°12'30.1 E

H

Landsat satellite image of dry land surrounded by vegetation forms the capital letter H.

Khorinsky District, Russia

52°02'50.4 N 109°46'51.2 E

Landsat satellite image of dark forested ridges and a river surrounded by lighter green and brown agricultural fields forms the uppercase letter H.

Brunswick, Maryland, United States

39°19'00.0" N 77°36'31.2" W

I

Landsat satellite image of a lava field shown in the color red form a lower case letter I. Ice and the plume of steam are shown in the color light blue and are flowing out to the left of the lava field.

Holuhraun Lava Field, Iceland

64°51'11.2 N 16°49'37.2 W

Landsat satellite image of land folds in the desert in Morocco form the lower case letter I.

Djebel Ouarkziz, Morocco

28°18'01.5 N 10°33'58.5 W

Landsat satellite image of salt pans where water has dried up in the Etosha National Park.The formations form the lower case letter I.

Etosha National Park, Namibia

18°29'15.2 S 16°10'14.6 E

J

Landsat satellite image of lake ice forms the capital letter J.

Lake Superior, North America

46°41'10.2 N 90°23'11.5 W

Landsat satellite image of an underwater barrier reef forms the lower case letter J.

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

18°20'55.3 S 146°50'51.4 E

K

L

M

Landsat satellite image showing glacier rivers forming the lower case letter M.

Tian Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan

42°07'16.4 N 80°02'44.1 E

Landsat satellite image showing a curvy river forming the lower case letter M.

Paw Paw Bends, Potomac River

38°46'32.2 N 78°24'07.1 W

Landsat satellite image showing a curvy river forming the lower case letter M.

Shenandoah River, Virginia, United States

38°46'32.2 N 78°24'07.1 W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a curvy river forming the letter m.

Shenandoah River, Virginia, United States

38°46'32.2 N 78°24'07.1 W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a curvy river forming the letter m.

Shenandoah River, Virginia, United States

38°46'32.2 N 78°24'07.1 W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a curvy river forming the letter m.

Paw Paw Bends, Potomac River

39°35'37.9" N 78°25'24.0" W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a curvy river forming the letter m.

Paw Paw Bends, Potomac River

39°35'37.9" N 78°25'24.0" W

O

Frozen water formation forms the letter O in this Landsat satellite image.

Manicouagan Reservoir, Canada

51°22'42.4 N 68°40'27.2 W

Lake surrounded by snow on top of a mountain forms the letter O in this Landsat satellite image.

Crater Lake, Oregon, United States

42°56'10.0 N 122°06'04.7 W

P

Landsat satellite image of a meandering river that forms the lower case letter P.

Mackenzie River Delta, Canada

68°12'54.4 N 134°23'15.3 W

Q

R

Curvy river forms the upper case letter R in this Landsat satellite image.

Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States

38°26'27.8 N 109°45'03.3 W

Colored water flows among coral reefs form the upper case letter R in this Landsat satellite image.

Florida Keys, United States

24°45'30.4 N 81°31'53.6 W

Landsat satellite image of a lake that forms the lower case letter R.

Lago Menendez, Argentina

42°41'14.9 S 71°52'21.7 W

T

Landsat satellite image of suspended sediment and colored dissolved organic matter in the river delta forms the upper case letter T.

Lena River Delta, Russia

72°52'40.3 N 129°31'51.5 E

Landsat satellite image showing vegetation planted along a highway in the desert forms the upper case letter T.

Liwa, United Arab Emirates

23°10'30.0 N 53°47'52.8 E

U

Landsat satellite image showing a curved bend in the river resembling the lower case letter U.

Canyonlands National Park, Utah, United States

38°16'09.1 N 109°55'32.7 W

Landsat satellite image showing vegetated areas resembling the lower case letter U.

Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming, United States

41°19'26.0 N 105°46'13.9 W

Landsat satellite image showing vegetated areas resembling the lower case letter U.

Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge, Wyoming, United States

41°19'26.0 N 105°46'13.9 W

Landsat satellite image showing an island coastline forming the capital letter U surrounded by deep blue water.

Southern Coast of Greenland

62°38'51.6"N 42°14'45.6"W

Landsat satellite image showing an island coastline forming the capital letter U surrounded by deep blue water.

Southern Coast of Greenland

62°38'51.6"N 42°14'45.6"W

V

Landsat satellite image of a squiggly lake form the capital letter V.

New South Wales, Australia

34°17'11.2 S 150°49'32.4 E

Landsat satellite image shows dry river beds that form the capital letter V and are surrounded by rectangular shapes that are croplands.

Cellina and Meduna Rivers, Italy

46°06'41.4 N 12°45'26.6 E

W

Landsat satellite image of mountainous ridges in false-color forming the capital letter W.

Bogda Mountains, China

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X

Channels in the land after a glacial retreat form the capital letter X in this Landsat satellite image.

Sermersooq Municipality, Greenland

66°37'05.2 N 36°22'05.9 W

Glacier outlets form the lower case letter X in this Landsat satellite image.

Wolstenholme Fjord, Greenland

76°44'03.8 N 68°36'23.3 W

Y

Landsat satellite image of a glacier in the form of the capital letter Y.

Tasman Glacier, New Zealand

43°31'19.4 S 170°49'53.7 E

Landsat satellite image showing a lagoon in the form of  the lower case letter Y.

Estuario de Virrila, Peru

5°51'53.4 S 80°43'51.6 W

Z

Landsat satellite image of a canyon in the form of the capital letter Z.

Mohammed Boudiaf, Algeria

34°59'19.3 N 4°23'20.8 E

Landsat satellite image of forested areas in the form of the lower case letter Z.

Primavera do Leste, Brazil

15°29'38.9 S 54°20'27.5 W

0

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a lake forming the number 0.

Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, USA

34°17'16.7"N 78°30'44.3"W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a lake forming the number 0.

Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina, USA

34°17'16.7"N 78°30'44.3"W

1

Landsat satellite image showing a long thin lake forming the number 1.

Conesus Lake, New York, United States

42°47'11.0 N 77°42'58.1 W

2

Landsat satellite image showing a folded mountain ridge forming the number 2.

Pennsylvania Hills, United States

40°21'59.6"N 78°21'23.7"W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a folded mountain ridge forming the number 2.

Pennsylvania Hills, United States

40°21'59.6"N 78°21'23.7"W

Landsat satellite image showing a winding river canyon forming the number 2.

Great Fish River Nature Reserve, South Africa

33°03'56.6"S 26°49'52.9"E

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a winding river canyon forming the number 2.

Great Fish River Nature Reserve, South Africa

33°03'56.6"S 26°49'52.9"E

3

Landsat satellite image showing a lake forming the number 3.

Lake Massinger, Mozambique

23°53'13.6"S 32°02'54.7"E

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a lake forming the number 3.

Lake Massinger, Mozambique

23°53'13.6"S 32°02'54.7"E

Landsat satellite image showing bare land among forested slopes forming the number 3.

Province of Sondrio, Italy

46°17'38.3 N 9°25'14.5 E

False-color Landsat satellite image showing bare land among forested slopes forming the number 3.

Province of Sondrio, Italy

46°17'38.3 N 9°25'14.5 E

4

False-color Landsat satellite image showing water bodies forming the number 4.

Lac Assinica, Quebec, Canada

50°24'34.1"N 74°57'48.0"W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing water bodies forming the number 4.

Lac Assinica, Quebec, Canada

50°24'34.1"N 74°57'48.0"W

7

Landsat satellite image showing rectangular agricultural plots forming the number 7.

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

50°11'51.7 N 104°17'15.4 W

Landsat satellite image showing rectangular agricultural plots forming the number 7.

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

50°11'51.7 N 104°17'15.4 W

8

Landsat satellite image showing a split river channel forming the number 8.

Hudson Bay, Ontario, Canada

55°52'34.3"N 87°52'27.5"W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a split river channel forming the number 8.

Hudson Bay, Ontario, Canada

55°52'34.3"N 87°52'27.5"W

False-color Landsat satellite image showing a split river channel forming the number 8.

Hudson Bay, Ontario, Canada

55°52'34.3"N 87°52'27.5"W

9

Landsat satellite image of a river shaped like the number 9.

Holla Bend, Arkansas, United States

35°08'41.1 N 93°03'16.5 W