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Mount St. Helens, View from the North
Image, click to enlarge 2004
MSH04_crater_dome_aerial_9-26-04_B.jpg
Oblique aerial photograph of north flank, crater, lava dome and new glacier (behind dome), Mount St. Helens, Washington state, USA.
USGS photograph taken on 26 September, 2004 by John S. Pallister.
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Image, click to enlarge 2005
MSH05_aerial_st_helens_crater_from_north_08-10-05.jpg
Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on August 10, 2005 by Cynthia Gardner and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge 2006
MSH06_aerial_crater_dome_glacier_09-12-06.jpg
Mount St. Helens' crater, dome, and the crater glacier, as seen from the north. The west arm of the crater glacier is nicely visible on the right of the dome. The east arm is in the shadow on the left of the dome.
USGS Photograph taken on September 12, 2006, by Willie Scott
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On Extrusion 4
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MSH06_USGS_scientist_on_extrusion4_06-22-06.jpg
USGS scientist on section of Extrusion 4 of Mount St. Helens' dome, with the current extrusion - Extrusion 7 - in the background. Extrusion 4 erupted between December 2004 and April 2005.
USGS Photograph taken on June 22, 2006, by Dave Sherrod.
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MSH06_section_spine4_closeup_07-13-06.jpg
Closeup of section of "spine 4".
USGS Photograph taken on July 13, 2006, by Rick Hoblitt.
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Crater Glacier Changes
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MSH04_aerial_dome_glacier_from_NE_09-29-04.jpg
Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater, 1980-86 dome, and the Crater Glacier, as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on October 1, 2004, by John Pallister.
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MSH04_crater_eruption_plume_from_east_10-01-04.jpg
First eruption of Mount St. Helens in 18 years.
USGS Photograph taken on October 1, 2004, by John Pallister.
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MSH06_aerial_crater_dome_glacier_09-12-06.jpg
Mount St. Helens' crater, dome, and the crater glacier, as seen from the north. The west arm of the crater glacier is nicely visible on the right of the dome. The east arm is in the shadow on the left of the dome.
USGS Photograph taken on September 12, 2006, by Willie Scott
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09/26/06, Lyn Topinka