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A true colour image of Iceland captured by NASA's Terra satellite 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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