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The Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), flying aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, captured this true-color image of Iceland on January 28, 2002. There appear to be large plumes of brownish dust blowing out over the North Atlantic from Iceland’s southern coast.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC
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