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Sedan Crater: photographic print

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Creator
Creator: United States. Department of Energy
Date
1967-03-11
Description
Sedan Crater was formed when a 100 kiloton (KT) explosive was fired at the Nevada Test Site on July 6, 1962, displacing 12 million tons of earth. The crater is 320 feet deep and 1280 feet in diameter.
Digital ID
pho026375
Physical Identifier
0282_0014
Permalink
http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dc9s
Details
Contributor
Contributor: Scammel, Derek S.
Subject
Nevada--Nevada Test Site
United States. Department of Energy
Atomic bomb -- Testing
Time Period
1960s (1960 - 1969)
Place
Nevada Test Site
Resource Type
Image
Material Type
photographs
Citation

pho026375. U.S. Department of Energy Photograph Collection on the Nevada Test Site, 1945-1982. PH-00282. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dc9s

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Standardized Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Digital Provenance
Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room
Geographic Coordinate
36.93467, -116.31088
Publisher
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
Format
image/tiff