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May 30, 2005
Sugar Bowl DomeCam
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New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2005 at 7:52 AM PDT .
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May 29, 2005
Sugar Bowl DomeCam
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-29-05.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 29, 2005 at 8:55 AM PDT .
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May 28, 2005
Sugar Bowl DomeCam
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-28-05.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 28, 2005 at 8:56 AM PDT .
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May 26, 2005
Sugar Bowl DomeCam
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-26-05.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 26, 2005 at 8:56 AM PDT .
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May 25, 2005
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Aerial view of Mount St. Helens crater and dome, from the north-northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Mount St. Helens new dome, from the north-northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Mount St. Helens new dome from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the south. Spirit Lake is visible in upper right corner.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Drainage Channels
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Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the northeast, with Loowit Drainage visible in the lower left
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Loowit drainage and Loowit Falls, as seen from the north. The USGS "Loowit" Gaging Station is visible (small white building) in the upper right.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Step drainage and Step Falls, as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Braided channel of the North Fork Toutle River above the Corps of Engineer's Sediment Retention Structure (SRS).
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) as seen from upstream. The SRS was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to capture sediment down the Toutle River.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) right bank channel, as seen from upstream.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) as seen from downstream.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 by Ken McGee.
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Sugar Bowl DomeCam
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-25-05.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 25, 2005 at 8:56 AM PDT .
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May 24, 2005
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_south_05-24-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens Lava Dome as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Top of Mount St. Helens new dome as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Mount St. Helens new dome, with spine, as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Mount St. Helens new dome, as seen from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Top of Mount St. Helens new dome, as seen from the east. Part of the current spine is just visible on the right.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Base of the spine on top of the new dome, as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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"SEV7" spider
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Top of new dome with spine, as seen from the east. Area within yellow circle is area which spider "SEV7" will be located.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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USGS vulcanologist, Rick LaHusen, prepares spider "SEV7" for transport to the dome.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Helicopter slinging spider "SEV7" to the dome.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Top of new dome with spider, as seen from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Top of new dome with spider, as seen from the north. Area within yellow circle contains spider "SEV7". The edge of the spine is just visible on the right.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 by Willie Scott.
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Sugar Bowl DomeCam
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-24-05.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 24, 2005 at 8:55 AM PDT .
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May 23, 2005
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-23-05.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 23, 2005 at 8:56 AM PDT .
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May 21, 2005
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-21-05.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 21, 2005 at 10:57 AM PDT .
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May 14, 2005
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New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 14, 2005 at 7:43 PM PDT .
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May 13, 2005
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-13-05_0756PDT.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl. Note missing section on the spine.
USGS Photograph taken on May 13, 2005 at 7:56 AM PDT .
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May 12, 2005
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Dome as seen from Brutus, before rockfall off the spine.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Matt Logan.
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Dome as seen from Brutus, with rockfall off the spine.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Matt Logan.
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Dome as seen from Brutus, with rockfall off the spine. Note missing piece.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Matt Logan.
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Spine, dome, as seen from Brutus, after rockfall off the spine. Note missing piece. View from Brutus.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Matt Logan.
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Dome as seen from Brutus, after rockfall off the spine.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_aerial_crater_dome_from_NNW_05-12-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the north-northwest, after the rockfall of May 12th.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Base of spine, from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Base of spine, from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Dome as seen from the northwest, showing spine and missing spine section.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Dome as seen from the west, showing spine and path of the rockfall when spine broke.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Dan Dzurisin.
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Mount St. Helens' spine on new dome, after rockfall of May 12th, as seen from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Mount St. Helens' spine on new dome, after rockfall of May 12th, as seen from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Mount St. Helens' spine on new dome as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Ash plume fallout on snow from rockfall of May 12th.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Before and After
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Spine on new dome as seen from Brutus Camera Station, before rockfall.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Spine on new dome as seen from Brutus Camera Station, after rockfall.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Glacier Uplift
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_new_dome_from_NE_05-12-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens crater and dome from the northeast, after the rockfall of May 12th. View shows the east arm of the Crater Glacier.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Head of the east arm of the Crater Glacier.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005, by Steve Schilling.
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Sugar Bowl DomeCam
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-12-05_0756PDT.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl, before the rockfall off the spine.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005 at 7:56 AM PDT .
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Miscellaneous
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_USGS_scientist_installs_spotting_scope_crater_rim_05-12-05.jpg
USGS scientist Dan Dzurisin installs spotting scope on the crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005 by Steve Schilling.
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USGS scientist Dan Dzurisin with camera mounted to spotting scope on the crater rim.
USGS Photograph taken on May 12, 2005 by Steve Schilling.
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May 3, 2005
Image, click to enlarge North
MSH05_aerial_st_helens_from_north_05-03-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge North
MSH05_new_dome_from_north_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge Northeast
MSH05_aerial_st_helens_from_NE_05-03-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge Northeast
MSH05_new_dome_from_NE_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge East
MSH05_aerial_crater_dome_from_east_05-03-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the east.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge Southeast
MSH05_aerial_crater_dome_from_SE_05-03-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the southeast.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge South
MSH05_aerial_crater_dome_from_south_05-03-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge South
MSH05_new_dome_from_south_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge Southwest
MSH05_aerial_st_helens_from_SW_05-03-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge Southwest
MSH05_new_dome_from_SW_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the southwest.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge West
MSH05_aerial_st_helens_from_west_05-03-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge West
MSH05_new_dome_from_west_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the west.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge Northwest
MSH05_aerial_st_helens_from_NW_05-03-05.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge Northwest
MSH05_new_dome_from_NW_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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FLIR
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Mount St. Helens' new dome from the northwest, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_new_dome_from_NNE_FLIR_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the north-northeast, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_new_dome_from_east_FLIR_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the east, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_spine_from_east_FLIR_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' spine from the east, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH05_new_dome_from_south_FLIR_05-03-05.jpg
Mount St. Helens' new dome from the south, with FLIR comparison.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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East Arm Crater Glacier
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_east_arm_glacier_uplift_from_NE_05-03-05.jpg
East arm of the Crater Glacier from the northeast. Area where USGS spider is located is circled in orange.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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East arm of the Crater Glacier showing size of crevasses, with USGS spider.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005, by Jim Vallance and Matt Logan.
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Sugar Bowl Remote Camera
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-03-05_0957PDT.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 3, 2005 at 9:57 AM PDT.
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May 1, 2005
Image, click to enlarge MSH05_dome_from_sugarbowl_camera_05-01-05_1457PDT.jpg
New dome as seen from the remote camera on Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 1, 2005 at 2:57 PM PDT .
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