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Lava dome growing within the Mount St. Helens crater reaches 34 m (...

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This October dome was taller than a nine-story building and wider than the length of three football fields. This dome was not the first dome to grow in the crater. In June and August 1980, two domes formed, only to be blasted away by the explosive events of July 22 and October 16.

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