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Mount St. Helens from Space

Twenty-four years ago this week, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington state, destroying over 270 square miles of forest in a few seconds, and sending a billowing cloud of ash and smoke 80,000 feet into the atmosphere. The devastating effects of the eruption are clearly visible in this 2002 photo from the International Space Station.

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