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Operation Hardtack. Project 1. 4. Physical characteristics of craters from near-surface nuclear detonations. Report for April-October 1958

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5716121

The objective of this project was to measure and correlate with existing data the physical characteristics of craters (radius, depth, lip height and width, throwout, and permanent vertical ground-surface displacement surrounding the crater) resulting from near-surface nuclear detonations.

Research Organization:
Kaman Tempo, Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5716121
Report Number(s):
AD-A-995262/3/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English