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Atom Bomb Test, Bikini AtollIn October 2009, Photo of the Day featured images from the National Geographic archive.The second atomic bomb tested in Operation CrossroadsFrom the book National Geographic Image Collection, 2009

Photograph by U.S. Navy

Photo of the Day: Best of October 2009

View the most popular Photo of the Day images from October 2009, from National Geographic.

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