File:Operation Crossroads Baker in color.jpg

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English: The "Baker" explosion, part of Operation Crossroads, a nuclear weapon test by the United States military at Bikini Atoll, Micronesia, on 25 July 1946. The wider, exterior cloud is actually just a condensation cloud caused by the Wilson chamber effect, and was very brief. The actual mushroom cloud is inside the condensation cloud (compare with this image, a photo taken slightly later, after the condensation cloud had cleared). The water released by the explosion was highly radioactive and contaminated many of the ships that were set up near it. Some were otherwise undamaged and sent to Hunter's Point in San Francisco, California, United States for decontamination. Those which could not be decontaminated were sunk a number of miles off the coast of San Francisco.
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Partially colored. The original can be viewed here: Operation Crossroads Baker (wide).jpg: .


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  • File:Operation_Crossroads_Baker_(wide).jpg licensed with PD-USGov-Military
    • 2009-05-26T18:14:53Z AzaToth 5160x2696 (1811113 Bytes) reduce noise
    • 2009-05-01T01:03:55Z Mgiganteus 5160x2696 (2139872 Bytes) higher resolution
    • 2008-07-11T15:28:57Z Fastfission 1508x764 (529995 Bytes) high res version from LOC
    • 2005-08-13T00:25:28Z Fastfission 600x432 (55595 Bytes) The "Baker" shot of [[w:Operation Crossroads|Operation Crossroads]], at the [[Bikini Atoll]], [[1946]]. Picture is either an Army or Navy photo. {{PD-USGov}} [[Category:Nuclear tests]] [[Category:1946]]

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