Atomic Bomb Mushroom Cloud
![The maximum height of the cloud of the first atomic bomb test at Bikini Island The maximum height of the cloud of the first atomic bomb test at Bikini Island](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/operation-crossroads-bikini-atoll/untitled-bomb-blast-2/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1487864036521.jpg)
The cloud reaches its maximum height of 40,000 ft in under one minute. As the heat and energy that drove the cloud up dissipated, the cap spread out and reached 2 miles across. Although not visible at the bottom, the ships and islands of the atoll are all covered by the ABLE cloud hovering overhead.
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