NASA Drops "Spiders" Into Volcano

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 17:35 in Astronomy & Space

NASA helicopters have lowered about a dozen monitoring "spiders" in and around Mount St. Helens's volcanic crater to better predict major eruptions. Video.

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