Oblique aerial view of the first lava dome (mid-June 1980) created by Mount St. Helens eruption. Skamania County, Washington. 1980.
Dates
Date Taken
1980-06
Summary
Index card: Oblique aerial view of hte first lava dome (mid-June) that formed in the bottom of the crater created by the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Helicopter (white dot at lower left) gives scale. This dome was destroyed during the eruption of July 22, 1980. Much of the crater is visible in this view. Skamania County, Washington. Mid-June 1980. (Photo by Robert I. Tilling) Published on page 32 in the U.S. Geological Survey General Information Publication (GIP), Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future by Robert I. Tillins. 1984.
Summary
Index card: Oblique aerial view of hte first lava dome (mid-June) that formed in the bottom of the crater created by the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Helicopter (white dot at lower left) gives scale. This dome was destroyed during the eruption of July 22, 1980. Much of the crater is visible in this view. Skamania County, Washington. Mid-June 1980. (Photo by Robert I. Tilling)
Published on page 32 in the U.S. Geological Survey General Information Publication (GIP), Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future by Robert I. Tillins. 1984.
Available in the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, Mount St. Helens Superset album, Photos stacks slides collection area.
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