Lava Dome (IMAGE)

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Lava Dome

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Top: This is a photo of the growing Soufriere Hills Volcano lava dome taken May 31, 2003. Bottom: This is a photo from the same location taken Aug. 12, 2003. Approximately 120,000 cubic meters of the dome collapsed in a 24-hour period.

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Montserrat Volcano Observatory/British Geological Survey

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