The astronaut took a photo of the dust over the Patagonia

On March 7, when the ISS was flying over South America, the attention of astronaut drew impending sandstorm and trailing behind it a cloud of dust. Dust storms are common in Patagonia and well-known to the inhabitants of Comodoro Rivadavia is a coastal city in the South of Argentina.

The main source of dust is a shallow lake Colue Huapi, adjacent to a much deeper lake of Lago Musters. During the dry season in Patagonia, the water level in Colue Huapi drops significantly, leaving a friable silt open. On this picture, the lake is almost completely obscured by dust and clouds. On the Western edge of the storm dust rose from the ground as streams.

This amazing phenomenon has carried the dust of more than 120 km on East overland and ultimately delivered her into the Gulf of San Jorge and the Atlantic ocean. Many studies have shown that dust is a major source of nutrients in the South Atlantic.

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