Photograph of the mushroom cloud of dust,water and radioactive particles produced by the test detonation of an atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Marshall Islands,on July 1st,1946 (codenamed: "Able Day"). The position of the rapidly-advancing shock wave from the blast is marked by a dramatic change in the texture of the water surface (horizontal line). The explosion was part of a series of atom bomb tests code-named "Operation Crossroads". The photograph was taken by an automatic camera situated on an island some miles away from the blast centre | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / US National Archives |
Bildgröße: | 5776 px × 2898 px |
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