Trinity Site – Explosion

Photograph of Trinity Site atomic bomb explosion, 0.016 second after explosion on July 16, 1945. The viewed hemisphere’s highest point in this image is about 200 meters high.

Document Type: Photograph
Historical Event: New Mexico Role in WW II (1941-45)
Sub Event: Manhattan Project
Origin: LANL PA-98-0520
Date: July 16, 1945
Author: Not Cited
Permission: Public Domain
Contributor: Dan Jones
Albuquerque Historical Society

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