Untitled (Bomb Blast)
![An atom bomb mushroom cloud seen from a top down perspective An atom bomb mushroom cloud seen from a top down perspective](/content/history/nhhc/our-collections/art/exhibits/conflicts-and-operations/operation-crossroads-bikini-atoll/untitled-bomb-blast/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1487863745925.jpg)
As the fireball rises, it changes shape from a sphere to a toroid--a donut shape--and begins to spread out into vapor as it cools, producing the familiar-looking mushroom cap of the cloud. The darker-colored stem is composed of surface material and water vapor drawn upward by the fireball.
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