WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Library of Congress, in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), commemorate the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (ERTS) with an exhibition titled "The Earth as Art." ERTS was the first satellite launched by the United States whose specific purpose was to record imagery of the earth’s surface. The exhibit features 30" x 30" high-resolution prints of images from LANDSAT 7, the current successor to the original ERTS platform. Each of the 41 images has been selected for its artistic appeal rather than for its scientific significance. Some of the landmarks featured in "The Earth as Art" are the Ganges River Delta (left), Mt. Kilimanjaro, the irrigated farms of Garden City, Kan., and the Everglades. The exhibition is on view from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday in the corridor outside the Geography and Map Reading Room on the B level of the Madison Building.