Land and water were decorated with snow and ice when astronauts looked down on the region in February 2022. A strong winter storm brought snow, sleet, and rain to the Great Lakes area of the U.S. and Canada on February 17 and 18, 2022. After the storm, an astronaut aboard the International Space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped this photograph on February 20, 2022, after a strong winter storm brought snow, sleet, and rain to the Great Lakes area of the U.S. and Canada. Credit: NASA
At the time, the space station was orbiting directly over northern Iowa, but the oblique angle of the photo shows areas farther to the east including Michigan, Ontario, and the Great Lakes. Clouds still obscured parts of northern Michigan and Ontario, but clear skies prevailed in areas south. Notice the band of snow between Lake Huron and Lake Erie. This is where the storm dropped nearly 7 inches of snow in places.
Ice on individual lakes can peak earlier or later depending on conditions that change daily. Lake Erie’s ice cover, for example, peaked late in January 2022 at 94 percent. It then dipped to 62 percent on February 3 and rose to. By the time of this image on February 20, coverage had dropped to 81 percent. Quickly shifting ice cover is often a response to swift changes in wind conditions or air temperature.
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