![A high-speed camera frame captured on January 31, 2008 at 10:49:53 shows a projectile or energy beam penetrating a Naval Research facility sign mounted on a wall. The sign reads 'NAVAL R[ESEARCH]' with the motto 'VELOCITAS ERADICO' (Latin for 'Speed Destroys') and is labeled 'RECORD SETTING EVENT,' indicating this is documentation of a weapons or railgun test. Intense flames and debris are visible at the point of impact and along the left edge of the frame.](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/0802/78334/1000w_q95.jpg "U.S. Navy Demonstrates World's Most Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun")
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Photograph taken from a high-speed video camera during a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., on January 31, firing at 10.64MJ (megajoules) with a muzzle velocity of 2520 meters per second. The Office of Naval Research's EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy's Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. This photograph is a frame taken from a high-speed video camera.
| Date Taken: | 01.31.2008 |
| Date Posted: | 10.11.2011 15:14 |
| Photo ID: | 78334 |
| Resolution: | 2100x1575 |
| Size: | 2.14 MB |
| Location: | DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 132 |
| Downloads: | 25 |
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![A high-speed camera frame captured on January 31, 2008 at 10:49:53 shows a projectile or energy beam penetrating a Naval Research facility sign mounted on a wall. The sign reads 'NAVAL R[ESEARCH]' with the motto 'VELOCITAS ERADICO' (Latin for 'Speed Destroys') and is labeled 'RECORD SETTING EVENT,' indicating this is documentation of a weapons or railgun test. Intense flames and debris are visible at the point of impact and along the left edge of the frame.](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/0802/78334/75x75_q95.jpg "U.S. Navy Demonstrates World's Most Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun")
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