Castle bravo was the most powerful nuclear device ever detonated by the united states with a yield of 15 megatons. The bravo crater in the atoll reef had a diameter of 6510 ft with a depth of 250 ft.
Bravo Crater At Bikini Atoll Site Of The 1954 Hydrogen Explosion
Castle bravo was the code name given to the first us.
Bikini atoll bravo crater. N early 60 years after the last of 23 nuclear explosions in its land air and water bikini atoll again looks like the idyllic pacific paradise it was in 1946 a bracelet of sandy palm covered. The nuclear testing at bikini atoll program was a series of 23 nuclear devices detonated by the united states between 1946 and 1958 at seven test sites on the reef itself on the sea in the air. This is a google earth journey to the nuclear testing grounds in the south pacific at eniwetok atoll and bikini atoll.
Nuclear bomb craters pacific proving grounds from google earth. Detonated on march 1 1954 the device was the most powerful nuclear device detonated by the united states and its first lithium deuteride fueled thermonuclear weapon. After this look at bikini atoll operation crossroads and castle bravo read up on the halifax explosion historys largest blast before nuclear weapons.
Then see some astounding photos that document the united states reckless history of nuclear testing. The crater can be seen on the northwest cape of the atoll adjacent to namu island that was formed by the 15 mt castle bravo nuclear test with the smaller 11 mt castle romeo crater adjoining it. Castle bravo was the first in a series of high yield thermonuclear weapon design tests conducted by the united states at bikini atoll marshall islands as part of operation castle.
The castle bravo crater was formed on march 1 1954 after a 15 megaton explosion occured at bikini atoll marshall islands. Steve palumbi palumbis team discovered a diverse eco system of animal life in and around the bomb crater including coral as big. Within one minute the mushroom cloud had reached 50000 feet 15 km breaking 100000 feet 30 km two minutes later.
A stanford researcher holds a crab at bikini atoll. The crater now has an observation deck and has become a tourist attraction in its own right attracting over 10000 visitors every year. The cloud top rose and peaked at 130000 feet almost 40 km after only six minutes.
Test of a thermonuclear hydrogen bomb device detonated on march 1 1954 at bikini atoll marshall islands by the united states.
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