Sedan Crater
Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of Yucca Flat 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.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Crater with an elevation of around 4,000 feet (1,220 metres)
- Description: crater created by the Sedan nuclear weapons test
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.
Nevada Test Site
The Nevada National Security Site initially named the…
5 miles south of Sedan Crater
Sedan Crater
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
37.1769° or 37° 10′ 37″ north
Longitude
-116.04615° or 116° 2′ 46″ west
Open location code
85955XG3+QG
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Sedan Crater” goes by many names.
فوهة سيدانArabic
Sedan CraterBavarian
Cràter SedanCatalan
Sedan CraterCebuano
薩當彈坑Chinese
SedanCzech
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