Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS Ulaagchnii Khar Lake, Mongolia. The lake is still frozen in May.
Ulaagchnii Khar Lake is located in the Zavkhan aimag (province) in western Mongolia. This fresh water lake is 23.9m long, 3.5m wide in average, and the depth is 47m in the west 23-30m in the east and the deepest point is 57m near the Gatsaa. Sand dunes can be seen in the southern and northern parts of the lake. Khar Lake occupies a dale in the Khangai Mountains to the East from the Great Lakes Depression. The lake has been protected as Strictly Protected Area since 2010. The area is a cold semi-desert. A number of rare waterbirds have been noted at the site, including the endangered White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala), the vulnerable Great bustard (Otis tarda), and the vulnerable White-throated bush chat (Saxicola insignis).
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
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