high resolution 1000 pixel-wide image
Snow still covered the peaks of the Cascade Ranges in mid-June when the STS-111crew photographed Mt. St. Helens from the Space Shuttle Endeavour. From theirvantage point, the crew observed blast zone from the 1980 eruption of thevolcano, the mud-choked North Fork of the Toutle River, and fallen timber thatstill floats in rafts of logs on Spirit Lake. Continued imagery of the regionwill document the slow regrowth of the forests. Today, the volcano andsurrounding region comprise the Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument whichis dedicated to research, education and recreation.
For more information visit: Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
References & Resources
Astronaut photograph STS111-371-3 was provided by the Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory at Johnson Space Center. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA-JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
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