
Mount St. Helens

by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey
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Mount St. Helens
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey
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This true-color view of Mount St. Helens was acquired by Landsat 5 on September 28, 2004, just days after U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists began noticing seismic activity under the volcano. The first steam emission occurred on October 1, 2004, and an eruption was expected within the next few months. The most recent major eruption occurred on May 18, 1980. This massive eruption flattened 230 square miles, changed the landscape dramatically, and resulted in 57 deaths. Mount St. Helens is located 95 miles south of Seattle, Washington.
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May 30th, 2013
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