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A-bomb Artifacts

ID Code 5105-0003
Artifact Name White wall stained by black rain
Donor Akijiro Yajima
Receiving Date 1967/04/22
Size (W×H×D) (mm) 970×800
Distance from the Hypocenter(m) 3700
Number 1
Location Koi, Kusatsu areas
Description The roof of a house about 3,700 meters from the hyposenter was dislodged by the blast, allowing in drops of black rain that dripped down and left traces on this white plaster wall. Analysis of this rain revealed that it contained radioactive fallout from the atomic bomb explosion.

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