Tun-B Crater
Tun-B Crater is a hypocenter in Nye, Nevada. Tun-B Crater is situated nearby to the hypocenter Tun-D Crater, as well as near Tun-A Crater.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baneberry Crater and Sedan Crater.
Baneberry Crater
Hypocenter
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Baneberry Crater is a hypocenter, which is situated 1 mile west of Tun-B Crater.
Sedan Crater
Hypocenter
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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 weapons for mining, cratering, and other civilian purposes. Sedan Crater is situated 2 miles east of Tun-B Crater.
Area 2
Military installation
Area 2 is a division of the Nevada Test Site in the Mojave Desert. The area is located 18 miles south-west of Area 51 in the Yucca Flat. Area 2 is situated 2½ miles southwest of Tun-B Crater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.
Nevada Test Site
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Nevada National Security Sites, popularized as the Nevada Test Site until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County, Nevada, about 65 mi northwest of the city of Las Vegas. Nevada Test Site is situated 4½ miles south of Tun-B Crater.
Tun-B Crater
- Type: Hypocenter
- Description: a crater created by a nuclear explosion
- Categories: nuclear explosion site, explosion crater, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Nye, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.16948° or 37° 10′ 10″ northLongitude
-116.08019° or 116° 4′ 49″ westOpen location code
85955W99+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 75106811OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bomb_craterOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=nuclear_explosion_siteWikidata ID
Q96194638
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Tun-B Crater” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tun-B Crater”
- French: “Tun-B Crater”
- German: “Tun-B Crater”
- Italian: “Tun-B Crater”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tun-B and Tun-D.
Nearby Places
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