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Description: Mercury, the Main Base Camp at NTS, is linked to Las Vegas by U.S. Highway 95. The camp provides overnight accommodations for more than 950 people. It is a warehousing, communication, repair, fabrication and field administration center. Facilities include a hospital, theater, bowling alley, cafeteria, and post office. There are no schools or family housing. The large plants in the foreground are Yuccas, part of the Lily family.
Title: NTS - Mercury
Credit: This image is available from the National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Photo Library under number NF-2711. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required.
Author: Federal Government of the United States
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License: Public domain
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