Eruption of EyjafjallajÃ¶kull Volcano, Iceland

These satellite images of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption show not only the extent of the plume, but also the amount and type of particles in the plume.

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

NASA image courtesy GSFC/LaRC/JPL MISR Team. Caption by Ralph Kahn & the MISR Team, adapted by Robert Simmon.

Published April 23, 2010
Data acquired April 19, 2010

Source:: Terra > MISR