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Where is it? Lake Skadar, Montenegro and Albania [42.201087364, 19.303135741]
What's in the photo? A giant, milky-green swirl on the lake's surface
Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station
When was it taken? Feb. 21, 2020
This eye-catching astronaut photo shows a cloud of sediment swirling into a giant, milky-green vortex in one of Europe's largest lakes.
Lake Skadar (also known as Shkodër, Shkodra or Scutari) is the largest lake in Southern Europe, with a surface area between 140 and 200 square miles (360 to 520 square kilometers), dep...
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