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Mapping a Monster Volcano

Posted by timothy on from the shhh-it's-sleeping dept.

bmahersciwriter (2955569) writes In one of the biggest-ever seismology deployments at an active volcano, researchers are peppering Mount St Helens in Washington state with equipment to study the intricate system of chambers and pipes that fed the most devastating eruption in U.S. history. This month, they plan to set off 24 explosions — each equivalent to a magnitude-2 earthquake — around around the slumbering beast in an effort to map the its interior with unprecedented depth and clarity.

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  1. Monster Volcano? by rossdee · · Score: 4, Informative

    Mt St Helens isnt that big as far as volcanos go. The main reason so much was damaged in 1980 was because it blew out sideways

    Compared to others in recent geologic history it was just a fart.
    (compare with Krakatoa 1883, or Santorini 11610 BC, or the various Taupo eruptions)