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Atomic bomb: first test Map highlighting the location of Alamogordo in southern New Mexico, United States, with surrounding states Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas also labeled. An inset globe at the bottom left shows the general region of North America. Atomic bomb Wide view of the Sacramento Mountains near Alamogordo, New Mexico, showing rocky peaks and a vast, flat desert landscape under a cloudy sky.
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Atomic bomb: first test
First atomic bomb test, near Alamogordo, New Mexico, July 16, 1945.
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Alamogordo, New Mexico
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Atomic bomb
The first atomic bomb test, near Alamogordo, New Mexico, July 16, 1945.
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Otero county: Sacramento Mountains
Sacramento Mountains, near Alamogordo, Otero county, New Mexico.
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