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April 2006
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April 28, 2006
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome from the north. The 1980-1986 dome is in the foreground.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome from the west-southwest. From left to right are Growth #6 with Growth #7 (current), Growth #5 (early summer 2005), and Growth #4 (early winter 2005).
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome from the south crater rim. Spirit Lake is visible in the distance.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome growth, with slab.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome growth slab/spine.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Base of Mount St. Helens' new dome growth slab/spine.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Closeup, base of Mount St. Helens' new dome growth slab/spine.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Helicopter flying past "slab" on Mount St. Helen's new dome.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Southwest face of the new "spine/slab" feature on St. Helens new dome.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Crater Rim
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Mount St. Helens crater rim, with cornices.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Field Images
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Camera aimed at slab/spine on Mount St. Helens' new dome, from a station on the 1980-86 dome.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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USGS scientist walks downslope to camera which had been aimed at slab/spine on Mount St. Helens' new dome, from a station on the 1980-86 dome.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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USGS scientist walks Mount St. Helens' crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH06_USGS_scientist_climbs_to_brutus_camera_04-28-06.jpg
USGS scientist climbs to the Brutus Camera location on Mount St. Helens' crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Slinging Spiders In and Out
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Helicopter dropping off new spider in crater of Mount St. Helens. Spirit Lake and Mount Rainier are in the background.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Helicopter dropping off new spider in crater of Mount St. Helens.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Helicopter snagging damaged spider to take back to be repaired/salvaged.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Helicopter removing damaged spider to take back to be repaired/salvaged.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Helicopter during slinging operations.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Helicopter during slinging operations. Mount Rainier is in the lower right corner.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Spiders.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Collecting Dome Rocks
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Helicopter heading to new growth on Mount St. Helens dome to collect dome rocks. Note the "Jaws" collector hanging underneath the helicopter.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Helicopter collecting dome rocks. Note the "Jaws" collector hanging underneath the helicopter on face of new growth.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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View from helicopter window at "Jaws" collecting dome rocks.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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View from inside of the helicopter showing pilot watching his "Jaws" sling, collecting dome rocks. The growing slab on Mount St. Helens' dome is visible through the doorway.
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Views from Brutus Camera
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on "Brutus".
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006.
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Mount St. Helens new growth, as seen from the remote camera on "Brutus".
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006.
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View from Guacamole Camera
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera at "Guacamole".
USGS Photograph taken on April 28, 2006.
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April 4, 2006
Image, click to enlarge MSH06_aerial_crater_high_angle_from_north_04-04-06.jpg
High angle, aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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High angle aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater as seen from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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High angle aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater as seen from the southwest. Spirit Lake is visible in the upper left corner.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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MSH06_new_dome_growth_from_SW_04-04-06.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome growth as seen from the southwest. From left to right are Growth #6 with Growth #7 (current), Growth #5 (early summer 2005), and Growth #4 (early winter 2005).
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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Mount St. Helens' new dome with slab, as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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MSH06_slab_from_south_closein_04-04-06.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome with slab, as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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MSH06_slab_from_east_04-04-06.jpg
Mount St. Helens' slab on new dome, as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on April 4, 2006, by Matt Logan and Jim Vallance.
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