Ash Plume across the North Atlantic

Acquired April 15, 2010, this natural-color image shows an ash plume blowing from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano toward the east-southeast across the North Atlantic. The plume’s tan hue indicates a fairly high ash content.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Ash Plume across the North Atlantic.

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Michon Scott.

Published April 16, 2010
Data acquired April 15, 2010

Source:: Terra > MODIS