Dome within Mount St. Helens crater (aerial view) from June 1981 wi...
Detailed Description
Between 1980 and 1986, Mount St. Helens' dome grew in different ways. From 1980 through 1982 the dome grew in periodic extrusions of stubby lava flows, called lobes. During this time frame Mount St. Helens' lobes grew at a rate of 3 to 10 feet per hour (1-3 meters/hour).
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Public Domain.