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NASA will spell your name with satellite photos of the planet

Gail P Sherman
Apr 30, 2026
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Landsat, a joint program between NASA and the United States Geological Survey (USGS), has been continuously collecting satellite images of the Earth since 1972. NASA’s “Your Name in Landsat“ site lets users spell out their names using images from among the millions collected since the program’s inception.

Repeated letters use different images, but the sa…

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