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.
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.