Huge crater left by Mount St. Helens eruptions. Skamania County, Washington. 1980.
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Date Taken
1980
Summary
Caption: Huge crater left by Mount St. Helens eruption. The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington State produced a crater at the mountain approximately one kilometer wide and two kilometers long. According to U.S. Geological Survey scientists, the atom bomb-like force of the main eruption also exploded out about 5,000 feet of the north face of the mountain and leveled trees in a 185 square mile area. The volcano last erupted 123 years ago. PIO No. 80-179.
Summary
Caption: Huge crater left by Mount St. Helens eruption. The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington State produced a crater at the mountain approximately one kilometer wide and two kilometers long. According to U.S. Geological Survey scientists, the atom bomb-like force of the main eruption also exploded out about 5,000 feet of the north face of the mountain and leveled trees in a 185 square mile area. The volcano last erupted 123 years ago.
Available in the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, 2010 DENPH0011, PIO Collection.
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