ESA: Earth from Space: A smoke-free Iceland
Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:52 am
Earth from Space: A smoke-free Iceland
ESA: Observing the Earth - 04 June 2010
ESA: Observing the Earth - 04 June 2010
This image, acquired by Envisat’s Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer
on 24 May 2010, features a smoke-free Iceland. The Eyjafjallajokull volcano,
which had a series of eruptions in April and May, is visible in the dark area
on the southern coast. The Vatnajokull glacier (visible in white northeast of
Eyjafjallajokull) is the largest in Iceland and in Europe. The white circular
patch in the centre of the country is Hofsjokull, the country’s third largest
glacier and its largest active volcano. The elongated white area west of
Hofsjokull is Langjokull, Iceland’s second largest glacier. (ESA)
