Trinity test site, New Mexico
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Trinity test site, New Mexico is the location in the Jornada del Muerto desert where the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945.
Aliases (10)
- Trinity test site ×3
- Trinity nuclear test ×2
- Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, New Mexico ×1
- Trinity Site ×1
- Trinity Site National Historic Landmark ×1
- Trinity Site, New Mexico ×1
- Trinity nuclear test site ×1
- Trinity nuclear test, 16 July 1945 ×1
- Trinity test ×1
- Trinity test site, Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic site
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landmark in the United States → nuclear test site → |
| associatedWith |
General Leslie Groves
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J. Robert Oppenheimer → Manhattan Engineer District → |
| category |
Manhattan Project sites
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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico → Nuclear weapons testing sites of the United States → |
| coordinateLatitude |
33.677° N
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| coordinateLongitude |
106.475° W
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| country |
United States of America
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| currentStatus |
controlled area within White Sands Missile Range
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| dateOfEvent |
1945-07-16
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| designation |
National Historic Landmark
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| distanceFromAlamogordo |
about 35 miles southeast of Socorro
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| distanceFromSocorro |
about 35 miles southeast of Socorro
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| environment |
desert
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| explosionAltitude |
detonation atop a steel tower
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| firstOf |
world’s first detonation of a nuclear weapon
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| impact |
beginning of the nuclear age
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demonstration of feasibility of plutonium implosion design used in Fat Man bomb → |
| locatedIn |
Jornada del Muerto desert
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New Mexico → Socorro County, New Mexico → White Sands Missile Range → |
| managedBy |
United States Army
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| materialMelted |
sand
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| memorial |
obelisk marking ground zero
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| nearbySettlement |
San Antonio, New Mexico
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| notableEvent |
Trinity nuclear test
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| openToPublic |
twice a year (typically) for public visits
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| operatorAtTimeOfTest |
Los Alamos Laboratory
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United States Army → |
| partOf |
Manhattan Project
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| publicAccess |
limited, by guided tours or open houses
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| radiologicalLegacy |
residual contamination and trinitite fragments on site
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| relatedEvent |
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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| resultOfExplosion |
formation of trinitite glass
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| safetyMeasuresAtTime |
bunkers and observation posts at several miles distance
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| subsequentUse |
further nuclear weapons–related research activities
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| testCodename |
Trinity
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| testTowerHeight |
about 100 feet
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| timeOfEvent |
05:29:21 local time
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| weaponNickname |
The Gadget
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| weaponTypeTested |
plutonium implosion-type nuclear bomb
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| yearOfNationalHistoricLandmarkDesignation |
1975
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| yieldOfTest |
about 21 kilotons of TNT
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
("Trinity Site")
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Socorro County, New Mexico ("Trinity test site") → |
contains |
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Manhattan Engineer District
("Trinity Site, New Mexico")
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Manhattan Engineer District ("Trinity test site") → |
testSite |
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White Sands Missile Range
("Trinity nuclear test, 16 July 1945")
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dateOfEvent |
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Manhattan Project
("Trinity test")
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firstNuclearTest |
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Manhattan Project
("Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, New Mexico")
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firstNuclearTestLocation |
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Manhattan Project sites
("Trinity test site, Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range")
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hasPart |
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White Sands Missile Range
("Trinity Site National Historic Landmark")
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hosts |
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San Antonio, New Mexico
("Trinity nuclear test site")
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locatedNear |
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Manhattan Engineer District
("Trinity nuclear test")
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notableEvent |
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Manhattan Project
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site |
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The Gadget
("Trinity test site")
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testedAt |
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Los Alamos Laboratory
("Trinity nuclear test")
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testSiteFor |