Half frozen Pangong Tso lake seen from 400 km above the earth Nasa shares picture

A half frozen picture of Pangong Tso lake located in Ladakh, India has surfaced. What is special is that this photo has been taken from 400 kilometers above the earth. It has been International Space Station (ISS) It has been captured from ISS, which is a joint project of many countries including America and keeps revolving around our Earth. A team of astronauts is always present on ISS and completes space missions by staying there. Whenever ISS passes over any country, it takes memorable pictures of that place, which the American Space Agency shares on its social media handles.

Pangong Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. Its elevation is 4,225 meters above sea level. According to reports, this lake extends to the borders of India and China. Despite being at such a height, it is not a freshwater lake but a saltwater lake. In winters the lake freezes completely and marathons are organized on it.

The specialty of this lake is that it keeps changing its color according to the weather. Describing the picture, NASA Earth wrote that ‘A picture of Pangong Lake taken from the International Space Station. In the picture, the water of the lake is seen in green color, while the ice is also seen in light green color.

According to NASA, this image was captured by someone from the crew of Expedition 70. It is said that the image was taken on January 25, 2024 with a Nikon D5 digital camera. However, social media users are liking the picture. People are associating it with the beauty of winter. However, the picture is a few months old, so it can be assumed that the lake is no longer frozen.