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Hypocenter

爆心地 / Hypocenter, Hiroshima, Japan

 

Carried to Hiroshima from Tinian Island by the Enora Gay, a U.S.Army B-29 bomber, the first atomic bomb used in the history of humankind exploded approximately 600 meters above this spot.

The city below was hit by heat rays of approximately 3,000 to 4,000°C along with a blast wind and radiation.

Most people in the area lost their lives instantly. The time was 8:15 a.m., August 6, 1945.

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Uploaded on January 23, 2018
Taken on November 14, 2017