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Data acquired July 23 - 23, 2002 900 x 1200 225 KB - JPEG
Data acquired July 23 - 23, 2002 1800 x 2400 654 KB - JPEG
Lagoa dos Patos lies along the very edge of southernmost Brazil on the Southern Atlantic coast. This true-color Terra MODIS image was acquired July 23, 2002, during the Southern Hemisphere’s early spring season. Lagoa dos Patos (middle right) features murky swirls of tan sediment, likely from the JacuC- River that empties into it in the northwest (top right). At its southern end, Lagoa dos Patos connects to Lagoa Mirim (bottom middle), which crosses Uruguay’s northern border.
At Lagoa dos Patos#8217; northern edge, where it meets the JacuC- River, sits the city of Porto Alegre, the largest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. About 500 miles (800 km) to the northeast is the city of SC#o Paulo, one of the world#8217;s largest cities with a population of over 17.7 million people.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC
Published August 15, 2002 Data acquired July 23 - 23, 2002