High-Res Images Of Eyjafjallajökull - Plume Receding, Internal Temperature Rising
Friday, April 23, 2010 - 12:50
in Astronomy & Space
High-resolution visible and thermal infrared images captured by a joint NASA-Japanese satellite sensor have provided the first clear glimpse of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull that began erupting last week. The images, taken by NASA's Earth-orbiting Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflectance Radiometer (ASTER) instrument, show that although the volcano's infamous ash plume is receding, its internal temperature is rising. Eyjafjallajökull appears on the left side of the images as a bright spot with a cloud emanating from it. read more