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Sedan test explosion: photographic print

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Date

1967-03-11

Description

"Sedan" was part of the Plowshare Program at the Nevada Test Site. It was fired on July 6, 1962. Heavier particles began falling back to earth as the main cloud continued to rise. The base surge of dust began to roll along the desert floor.

Digital ID

pho026383

Physical Identifier

0282_0022
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    Citation

    pho026383. 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/d1r03t

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    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