A composite, nearly cloudless map of the contiguous United States made from Landsat 8 images. Open gallery in full-screen mode for bigger images and more info.

Look closely at the center of this image taken by Landsat 8 on July 13, 2013 and you will see the Piqiang fault in China's Xinjiang province.

Mount Shasta is uncharacteristically bare of snow in this image taken by Landsat 8 on Jan. 4, 2014.

The white dots laid out in a grid in this image taken by Landsat 8 on April 28, 2013 are part of the world's largest wind farm.

Clearwater Lakes in northwestern Quebec, shown here in an image taken by Landsat 8 on June 29, 2013.

The Grand Canyon captured by Landsat 8 on March 30, 2013.

A large iceberg breaks off of Antarctica's Pine Island glacier in this image taken by Landsat 8 on Nov. 13, 2013.

Landsat 8 spotted new deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon on Aug. 28, 2013.

The Salton Sea and surrounding farmland captured by Landsat 8 on March 24, 2013.

The South Platte River is 6 feet above flood stage near Greeley, Colorado in this image taken by Landsat 8 on Sep. 17, 2013.

Paluweh Island in Indonesia erupts on Sep. 4, 2013 in this image captured by Landsat 8.

The burn scar from the Rim fire in the Yosemite area can be seen in grey in this image captured on Sept. 16, 2013 by Landsat 8.