Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

A thick plume of charcoal-colored ash—one of the last big eruptions from Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in May 2010—casts dark shadows on a pristine deck of clouds in this image from May 18, 2010.

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NASA Earth Observatory image created by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, using EO-1 ALI data provided courtesy of the NASA EO-1 team. Caption by Rebecca Lindsey.

Published May 24, 2010
Data acquired May 18, 2010

Source:

EO-1 > ALI

Topic:

Solid Earth > Volcanoes > Volcanic Ash/Dust