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Data acquired April 14, 2010
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Data acquired April 14, 2010
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Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

A 100-kilometer-long plume of steam and ash stretches from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano towards Europe.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland.

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team. Caption by Robert Simmon.

Published April 15, 2010
Data acquired April 14, 2010