The volcanic eruption near Eyjafjallajökull persists into its
second week, with continued lava fountaining and lava flows
spilling into nearby canyons. The eruption is located at the
Fimmvörduháls Pass between the Eyjafjallajökull ice field to the
west (left) and the Mýrdalsjökull ice field to the east (right).
This natural-color satellite image was acquired on March 26,
2010, by the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite. Dark ash and scoria cover
the northern half of the Fimmvörduháls Pass. White snow covers
the rest of the pass, sandwiched between white glaciers. Snow-
free land is tan, brown, or dark gray, devoid of vegetation in
early spring. - Icelandic Met Office. (2010, March). An eruption
in South Iceland. Accessed March 29, 2010. NASA image by Jesse
Allen and Robert Simmon, based on data from the MODIS Science
Team. Caption by Robert Simmon. - Terra - MODIS