Sedan Crater

Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of at the Nevada National Security Site on July 6, 1962, as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear explosives for mining, cratering, and other civilian purposes.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.

Locality
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The Nevada National Security Site initially named the… is situated 5 miles south of Sedan Crater.

Sedan Crater

Latitude
37.1769° or 37° 10′ 37″ north
Longitude
-116.04615° or 116° 2′ 46″ west
Elevation
3,999 feet (1,219 metres)
Open location code
85955XG3+QG
Geo­Names ID
5511992
Wiki­data ID
Q845051
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Sedan Crater” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فوهة سيدان”
  • Bavarian: “Sedan Crater”
  • Catalan: “Cràter Sedan”
  • Cebuano: “Sedan Crater”
  • Chinese: “薩當彈坑”
  • Czech: “Sedan”
  • French: “cratère Sedan”
  • French: “Sedan Crater”
  • German: “Sedan Crater”
  • Hungarian: “Sedan-kráter”
  • Polish: “Sedan”
  • Russian: “Седан”
  • Spanish: “Cráter Sedan”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Sugar Bunker and Nevada Test Site Area 400.

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