NASA will spell your name with satellite photos of the planet

NASA will spell your name with satellite photos of the planet Gail Sherman 11:49 am Thu Apr 30, 2026 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 same images are always used, so there is only one possible combination of images for each set of letters. The resulting image can be saved or shared via a link or QR code. Hovering over or clicking on an individual image reveals the name and GPS coordinates of the location featured in the image.

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