The Huge Nuclear Craters Hiding in the Nevada Desert

Yucca Flat, located in the arid Nevada Desert, is home to one of the most crater-laden landscapes on Earth, a haunting reminder of the atomic age. This area bears the scars of decades of nuclear testing, with experiments beginning in 1952 and leaving behind hundreds of massive craters across the desert floor. Among them is the remarkable Sedan Crater, formed in 1962 during a Department of Energy experiment for the Plowshare Program. Watch the stunning footage captured by Landsat 8, revealing the sheer scale and stark beauty of these extraordinary test sites.