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May 2008
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May 30, 2008
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Aerial view of Mount St. Helens, approaching from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_aerial_crater_dome_from_NE_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens crater and dome, as seen from the northeast.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_aerial_new_dome_from_north_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens "new dome" (growth since 2004), as seen from the north. Visible at the bottom of the image is part of the "old dome" (1980-1986 growth). Note Mount Hood just visible in the distance on the upper left.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_aerial_msh_crater_dome_looking_north_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view looking north over Mount St. Helens dome (foreground), with Mount Rainier in the distance. Spirit Lake (middleground) is just visible under the cloud.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Angie Diefenbach.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_top_msh_dome_with_rainier_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view looking north over Mount St. Helens dome (foreground), with Mount Rainier in the distance.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Angie Diefenbach.
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Views of the Lava Dome
Image, click to enlarge MSH08_aerial_lava_dome_feature_05-30-08_A.jpg
Aerial view of top of Mount St. Helens' lava dome.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Aerial view of top of Mount St. Helens' lava dome.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Angie Diefenbach.
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Aerial view of top of Mount St. Helens' lava dome.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_aerial_lava_dome_feature_05-30-08_D.jpg
Aerial view of top of Mount St. Helens' lava dome. Note the shadow of the helicopter !!!!!!!!!!
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Angie Diefenbach.
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Spine5 Monitoring Station
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Aerial view of "Spine5" monitoring station (yellow circle), located on top of Mount St. Helens' "new dome" (growth since 2004).
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Crater Glacier
Image, click to enlarge MSH08_aerial_st_helens_crater_from_north_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens' crater, as seen from the north. Note the two arms of the Crater Glacier in the crater foreground.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_crater_glacier_arms_touching_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier's two arms, as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_crater_glacier_arms_from_north_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier's two arms, as seen from the north.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_aerial_crater_glacier_and_dome_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier's two arms, with the Lava Dome on the right, as viewed from the northwest.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_crater_glacier_arms_from_south_05-30-08.jpg
Aerial view of Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier's two arms, as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_crater_glacier_arms_together_05-30-08.jpg
Looking down on Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier's two arms touching, as seen from the south.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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View from Guacamole Camera
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Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the Guacamole remote camera.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008.
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Views from Sugar Bowl and the Sugar Bowl Camera
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Mount St. Helens' dome, as seen from the Sugar Bowl remote camera.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_st_helens_crater_from_sugarbowl_05-30-08.jpg
Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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Image, click to enlarge MSH08_west_arm_crater_glacier_from_sugarbowl_05-30-08.jpg
West arm of Mount St. Helens' Crater Glacier, as seen from Sugar Bowl.
USGS Photograph taken on May 30, 2008, by Steve Schilling.
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