In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled 230 square miles, sent 540 million tons of ash and volcanic rock twelve miles into the air, and blasted one cubic mile of earth from the crest of the Cascade Mountain Range. Illustrates the terrifying fury of the most destructive volcanic disaster in American history through aerial photography and survivors' own words. Shows examples of nature's plant and animal recovery seventeen years later.
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NASA launches its most ambitious hunt for traces of life on Mars, landing a car-sized rover in a rocky, ancient river delta. The rover will stow samples for possible return to Earth and test technology that may pave the way for human travel to Mars.
Lisa Lyon won the first World Women's Bodybuilding Championship in 1980. She was a pioneer in this area, and went on to appear world-wide as a proponent for women's health, and paved the way for a new generation of female bodybuilders. This video portrait was produced in 1982 and it went on to win competitions in Europe, and was shown on Italian TV. Director John Hunt won Best Director at the Los Angeles Erotic Film Festival awards. The original music score is from Steve Roach.
