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February 2006
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February 24, 2006
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome as seen from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Mount St. Helens new growth on dome as seen from September Lobe.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Section of Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Section of Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Section of Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Section of Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Base of "slab" on Mount St. Helens new growth.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Aerial view, East Arm Crater Glacier.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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New Spider on New Growth
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Top of Mount St. Helens new growth, with newly deployed spider (in yellow circle). View from the southwest. Spirit Lake is visible in the background.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Newly deployed spider on Mount St. Helens new growth.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Newly deployed spider on Mount St. Helens new growth.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Newly deployed spider on Mount St. Helens new growth.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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Mount Adams
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Mount Adams as seen from over the flanks of Mount St. Helens.
USGS Photograph taken on February 24, 2006, by Steve Schilling.
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February 20, 2006
View from Sugar Bowl Camera
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Mount St. Helens dome, as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl. Yes, camera got tipped.
USGS Photograph taken on February 20, 2006.
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February 15, 2006
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the north. Growth from summer 2005 is snow-covered and steaming on the left. The 1980-86 lava dome is just visible in bottom center.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens dome as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens new dome as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Dave Sherrod.
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Mount St. Helens new dome as seen from the southwest. Mount Rainier is visible in the distance on the left.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Gene Iwatsubo.
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Mount St. Helens new dome as seen from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Gene Iwatsubo.
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the south. Spirit Lake is visible in the upper right.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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MSH06_new_growth_slab_from_east_02-15-06.jpg
Mount St. Helens steaming new growth as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Dave Sherrod.
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Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Gene Iwatsubo.
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Mount St. Helens new growth as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Gene Iwatsubo.
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Base of "slab" on Mount St. Helens new growth.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Gene Iwatsubo.
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Collecting Dome Rocks
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USGS scientist John Pallister examines dome rock samples.
USGS Photograph taken on February 15, 2006, by Mike Doukas and Julie Griswold.
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February 7, 2006
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New dome growth as seen from northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on February 7, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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New dome growth as seen from northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on February 7, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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New dome growth as seen from September lobe, north side.
USGS Photograph taken on February 7, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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DOM1 spider with new dome growth in the background - as seen from September Lobe, north side.
USGS Photograph taken on February 7, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Helicopter leaving September Lobe, with new dome growth in background.
USGS Photograph taken on February 7, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Dome Growth in Action !!!
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Two frames shot two-and-one-half hours apart, showing the new growth (black arrows) moving up and to the right. Large boulders (called talus) can be seen sliding downwards on the north flank of the new dome near the center of the image. The 1980-86 dome is in the lower right (white arrows).
USGS Photographs taken on February 7, 2006, by Dan Dzurisin.
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First frame -- at 12:08 PDT -- [medium size]

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Second frame -- at 14:38 PDT -- [medium size]

Loowit Falls
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Loowit Falls.
USGS Photograph taken on February 7, 2006, by Kurt Spicer.
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February 5, 2006
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater rim with new dome just visible, from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on February 5, 2006, by John Pallister.
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Aerial view, Mount St. Helens new dome from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on February 5, 2006, by John Pallister.
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High-angle aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the north. Reddish tint of the middle left in image is window glare.
USGS Photograph taken on February 5, 2006, by John Pallister.
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High-angle view, Mount St. Helens new dome from the north-northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on February 5, 2006, by John Pallister.
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