Gnome event (Project Gnome test site), Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA
Latitude: 32°15'45"N
Longitude: 103°51'55"W
Underground nuclear explosion detonated on 10 December 1961 with a yield of 3.1 kilotons. The explosion created a cavity 20 m (66 ft) wide and 50 m (164 ft) high. The floor consisted of melted rock and salt, which was colored shades of blue, green and violet by the intense radiation.
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