Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano -- May 6, 2010 (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull Volcano -- May 6, 2010

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New eruptions from Iceland's Eyjafjallajoekull volcano have produced a 1600 km-wide ash cloud over the Atlantic. The brownish plume, traveling east and then south, is clearly visible in stark contrast to white clouds framing this Envisat image from May 6, 2010.

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