Contact: Gail Cleere
gail.cleere@dhs.gov
202-254-5691
US Department of Homeland Security - Science and Technology
Caption: Blast results from coated (top) and uncoated ammonium nitrate fertilizer-packed steel canisters. In fact, most of the blast seen in top photo is from the C4 plastic explosive used to initiate the AN explosion -- not from the AN itself.
Credit: Dr. Darrell Taulbee
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