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Images related to Cascades Volcano Observatory.
Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome, from the west. Gash on top of dome is from the night of January 13, 2005.
Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome, from the west. Gash on top of dome is from the night of January 13, 2005.
Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome, from the east.
Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome, from the east.
Crater glacier and lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, east side view.
Crater glacier and lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, east side view.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater. January 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater. January 2006
Tilt-leg spider on top of north-face of the new dome. This station houses GPS and an accelerometer.
Tilt-leg spider on top of north-face of the new dome. This station houses GPS and an accelerometer.
Monitoring equipment installation on Mount St. Helens' dome. Camera/gas sampling station is to the right underneath helicopter. GPS/accelerometer (seismometer) spider is just visible as a speck on top of new dome.
Monitoring equipment installation on Mount St. Helens' dome. Camera/gas sampling station is to the right underneath helicopter. GPS/accelerometer (seismometer) spider is just visible as a speck on top of new dome.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, January 2005, aerial view from the northeast.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, January 2005, aerial view from the northeast.
Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome, from the south.
Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome, from the south.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the west. January 2005.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the west. January 2005.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the southeast. January 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the southeast. January 2006
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, aerial view from the south.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, aerial view from the south.
North end of Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the east.
North end of Mount St. Helens' new dome, as seen from the east.
Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the south. Orange speck in the center of the photo is a portable telemetered "spider." January 2005.
Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the south. Orange speck in the center of the photo is a portable telemetered "spider." January 2005.
Spider, a portable box enclosing volcanic activity monitoring equipment (orange box), resting on Mount St. Helens' dome, viewed from the south.
Spider, a portable box enclosing volcanic activity monitoring equipment (orange box), resting on Mount St. Helens' dome, viewed from the south.
Steam plume rising from Mount St. Helens, viewed from the northwest.
Steam plume rising from Mount St. Helens, viewed from the northwest.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, January 2005, aerial view from the east.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, January 2005, aerial view from the east.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the east December 2004.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the east December 2004.
Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome from the northwest.
Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome from the northwest.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, December 2004, aerial view from the northwest. Mount Adams is in the background.
Dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, December 2004, aerial view from the northwest. Mount Adams is in the background.
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View photograph showing vantage point from farther away.
View photograph showing vantage point from farther away.