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Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the south. ...
Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the south.
Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the south.
Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the south.

Mount St. Helens' crater and dome from the south.

Mount St. Helens' dome from the east-northeast. ...
Mount St. Helens' dome from the east-NE.
Mount St. Helens' dome from the east-NE.
Mount St. Helens' dome from the east-NE.

Mount St. Helens' dome from the east-northeast.

Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, aerial view toward the north....
Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, aerial view toward the north.
Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, aerial view toward the north.
Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, aerial view toward the north.

Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier, aerial view toward the north.

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

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

Senegal vegetation - 2004
Senegal vegetation - 2004
Senegal vegetation - 2004

A scene along a road in Senegal, photographed in 2004 by U.S. Geological Survey Scientist G. Gray Tappan as part of his work on West African land cover. Tappan had previously photographed the scene in 1994.

A scene along a road in Senegal, photographed in 2004 by U.S. Geological Survey Scientist G. Gray Tappan as part of his work on West African land cover. Tappan had previously photographed the scene in 1994.

Particle size analysis of the surface riverbed material
Particle size analysis of the surface riverbed material
Particle size analysis of the surface riverbed material
Particle size analysis of the surface riverbed material

Gary Barton (USGS) and Jeff Laufle (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) carried out a particle size analysis of the surface riverbed material on the right bank (facing downstream) of the Snake River about three miles below Ice Harbor Dam near Burbank, WA.

Gary Barton (USGS) and Jeff Laufle (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) carried out a particle size analysis of the surface riverbed material on the right bank (facing downstream) of the Snake River about three miles below Ice Harbor Dam near Burbank, WA.

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth, fro...
Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth
Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth
Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth, from the northwest.

Evening view of Mount St. Helens from the Johnston Ridge Observator...
Evening view of Mount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO)
Evening view of Mount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO)
Evening view of Mount St. Helens from Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO)

Evening view of Mount St. Helens from the Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO).

Glacier uplift against the south crater wall caused by compression o...
Glacier uplift against the south crater wall caused by compression...
Glacier uplift against the south crater wall caused by compression...
Glacier uplift against the south crater wall caused by compression...

Glacier uplift against the south crater wall caused by compression of growing dome in Mount St. Helens crater. November 29, 2005

Glacier uplift against the south crater wall caused by compression of growing dome in Mount St. Helens crater. November 29, 2005

Growing lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the ...
Growing lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater Nov. 2005
Growing lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater Nov. 2005
Growing lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater Nov. 2005

Growing lava dome within Mount St. Helens' crater viewed from the west. November 2005

Mount St. Helens dome from the south. November 2004...
Mount St. Helens dome from the south. Nov. 2005
Mount St. Helens dome from the south. Nov. 2005
Mount St. Helens dome from the south. Nov. 2005

Mount St. Helens dome from the south. November 2005

Mount St. Helens new lava dome as seen from the north-northeast. ...
Mount St. Helens new lava dome as seen from the north-NE.
Mount St. Helens new lava dome as seen from the north-NE.
Mount St. Helens new lava dome as seen from the north-NE.

Mount St. Helens new lava dome as seen from the north-northeast.

Mount St. Helens' dome from the Sugar Bowl remote camera. Image has...
Mount St. Helens' dome from the Sugar Bowl remote camera. Image has...
Mount St. Helens' dome from the Sugar Bowl remote camera. Image has...
Mount St. Helens' dome from the Sugar Bowl remote camera. Image has...

Mount St. Helens' dome from the Sugar Bowl remote camera. Image has been converted to black/white for clarity.

Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the northwest. November 2004....
Mount St. Helens' new dome, from NW. Nov. 2004.
Mount St. Helens' new dome, from NW. Nov. 2004.
Mount St. Helens' new dome, from NW. Nov. 2004.

Mount St. Helens' new dome, from the northwest. November 2004.

Mount St. Helens' new growth as seen from the south-southeast. ...
Mount St. Helens' new growth as seen from the south-SE.
Mount St. Helens' new growth as seen from the south-SE.
Mount St. Helens' new growth as seen from the south-SE.

Mount St. Helens' new growth as seen from the south-southeast.

Photogeologic map of Mount St. Helens dome. Photograph annotated w...
Photogeologic map of Mount St. Helens dome. Photograph annotated w...
Photogeologic map of Mount St. Helens dome. Photograph annotated w...
Photogeologic map of Mount St. Helens dome. Photograph annotated w...

Photogeologic map of Mount St. Helens dome. Photograph annotated with identified features within the volcano's crater. November 29, 2004.

Photogeologic map of Mount St. Helens dome. Photograph annotated with identified features within the volcano's crater. November 29, 2004.

USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim looking down on dom...
USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim looking down on dom...
USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim looking down on dom...
USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim looking down on dom...

USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim looking down on dome. The new part of the dome is to the left, the 1980-86 dome is below the scientists on the right.

USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim looking down on dome. The new part of the dome is to the left, the 1980-86 dome is below the scientists on the right.

USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim setting up new came...
USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim setting up new came...
USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim setting up new came...
USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim setting up new came...

USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim setting up new camera station ("Brutus") to look at the new dome. The camera station is to be manned manually, weather and eruption permitting.

USGS scientists on Mount St. Helens' crater rim setting up new camera station ("Brutus") to look at the new dome. The camera station is to be manned manually, weather and eruption permitting.

Winter view of Houghton Lake, Michigan with pressure cracks in the ice
Houghton Lake Michigan frozen and cracked
Houghton Lake Michigan frozen and cracked
Houghton Lake Michigan frozen and cracked

West-side of Houghton Lake during winter when frozen showing pressure cracks in ice.

West-side of Houghton Lake during winter when frozen showing pressure cracks in ice.

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth, fro...
Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth
Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth
Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth

Aerial view, Mount St. Helens crater and dome, with new growth, from the northeast.

Image: Processing Emerging-Contaminants Bed-Sediment Sample
Processing Emerging-Contaminants Bed-Sediment Sample
Processing Emerging-Contaminants Bed-Sediment Sample
Processing Emerging-Contaminants Bed-Sediment Sample

John Clune and Connie Loper, PA Water Science Center, processing an emerging-contaminants bed-sediment sample at Rock Creek near Gettysburg, PA.

John Clune and Connie Loper, PA Water Science Center, processing an emerging-contaminants bed-sediment sample at Rock Creek near Gettysburg, PA.