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May 5, 2023 - Lagoa dos Patos

   Lagoa dos Patos
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   This beautiful lagoon sits on the southeastern coast of Brazil, in the
   state of Rio Grande Do Sul. The name, Lagoa dos Patos translates to the
   “the Duck Lagoon”. It is said that the name comes from Jesuit settlers
   who, in the 16th century, petitioned the King of Spain to grant them
   title to the waterway so that they could breed ducks. The in the
   Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, translates to "the Duck Lagoon".
   While the King initially consented, when he realized it was one of the
   largest lagoonal systems in the world, he recanted and kept the lagoon
   as Spanish property.

   The Lagoa dos Patos is an unusual type of lagoon called a “choked
   lagoon”, which means it has only a narrow channel to the ocean. This
   restricts tidal action inside the lagoon as well as minimizes the
   mixing of the fresh water delivered by inland rivers with the saline
   water of the nearby Atlantic Ocean. In the south, a narrow inlet is
   bounded by stable jetties, which creates a microtidal estuary with
   saline water, while further north the waters are nearly fresh or only
   slightly saline.

   The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
   NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image of the Lagoa dos
   Patos on April 29, 2023.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 4/29/2023
   Resolutions:  1km (136.8 KB),  500m (342.8 KB),  250m (198.8
   KB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-05-05
 
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