Image Gallery: May 2004
Explosive Safety Trial
10 May 2004
On 6 May 2004, an explosion rocked outback
South Australia, damaging buildings and structures
- all in the name of safety.
The detonation was managed by the Defence Science
and Technology Organisation (DSTO) under a research
agreement with the United Kingdom Ministry of
Defence and took place on the Woomera Test Range.
Read DSTO Release: A
big bang in the name of safety
See also: Imagery of preparation
for detonation
| DDM06MAY04ARDU09 International and Defence ordnance experts detonated 5 tonnes of explosives at Woomera as part of an experiment to enhance international criteria for the safe handling and storage of explosives. The crater left by the detonation is around 4 metres deep. (Date taken: 06 May 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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| DDM05MAY04ARDU10 Another view of the crater left by the explosion. (Date taken: 05 May 2004) Low-res | High-res |
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