Images

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the northwest.

Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the northeast.

Lava domes within Mount St. Helens' crater, as seen from the northwest. The 1980-86 dome is in the crater on the left and the new 2004-05 dome is on the right.

Glacier deformation, east side of Mount St. Helens' dome, as seen from the northeast. Large crevasses within glacier covered with grey ash.

Whaleback structure (center) of dome withn Mount St. Helens' crater as seen from the northwest. January 24, 2005.

Crumbled sides of Mount St. Helens' dome, as seen from the northwest. January 24, 2005.

Vertical view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome. North is to the bottom and south to the top.

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the northeast. The new dome is just visible in the steam in the back of the crater.

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the northeast.

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the north-northeast. Ash covering is from event of January 16, 2005.

East side of Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the north.

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the north.

Mount St. Helens' crater and dome, as seen from the northwest. Ash covering is from event of January 16, 2005.

Ash collecting, Plains of Abraham, on the eastern flank of Mount St. Helens.

Opus area of the dome, looking towards new dome. Ash covering is from event of January 16, 2005.

The camera is missing, wooden base and fiberglass housing are broken, gas intake tube is disconnected, and there are three holes in the roof, and, although not obvious here, the station is tilted eastward 10-20 degrees (i.e., away from the likely source of the explosion).

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 west. Gash on top of dome is from the night of January 13, 2005.

Mount St. Helens' crater and new dome, from the east.

Crater glacier and lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater, east side view.