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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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