Eruption of EyjafjallajÃ¶kull Volcano, Iceland

Reaching a height of 4 to 5 kilometers (13,000-17,000 feet), the plume of ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano rises above a sea of clouds in this image from May 12, 2010.

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

NASA image by Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published May 12, 2010
Data acquired May 12, 2010

Source:: Aqua > MODIS