Image: Project Gnome nuclear explosion - salt dome cavity
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Description: View toward the top of the salt dome cavity created by the Gnome underground nuclear test. Note the stalactites. A man wearing a hard hat is standing on the rubble pile, just to the right of center in the photo. Gnome was conducted on December 10, 1961 as part of Operation Plowshare. For more information or additional images, please contact 202-586-5251.
Title: Project Gnome nuclear explosion - salt dome cavity
Credit: HD.8A.023
Author: ENERGY.GOV
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