Aerial view of the aftermath of Operation Trinity, 17 Jul 1945; note the smaller crater on bottom right, which was the crater left by the 7 May 1945 test with 108 tons of TNT

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Caption     Aerial view of the aftermath of Operation Trinity, 17 Jul 1945; note the smaller crater on bottom right, which was the crater left by the 7 May 1945 test with 108 tons of TNT ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States
Date 17 Jul 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Field Office via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   99150
 
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Photos on Same Day 17 Jul 1945
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 7,880 x 6,263 pixels



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1. Ariel Arcebido says:
18 Jul 2010 01:44:54 PM

if that's what a small nuclear explosion can do. Imagine what explosive power modern nuclear warheads can do today. Whoa!

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