The Wilson cloud has evaporated revealing the cauliflower atop the spray column. Two million tons of water spray fall back into the lagoon. The radioactive base surge is moving toward the ships. Operation Crossroads "Baker" shot, 1946, Bikini Atoll. (Image courtesy of US Govt. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.)
The Wilson cloud has evaporated revealing the cauliflower atop the spray column. Two million tons of water spray fall back into the lagoon. The radioactive base surge is moving toward the ships. Operation Crossroads "Baker" shot, 1946, Bikini Atoll. (Image courtesy of US Govt. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.)