Why do bombs leave craters in the ground?

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Abdullah Eyles

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Can anyone explain the physics involved in this?

I can't understand how an explosion above the ground can blow the earth away from underneath it.

an example photograph: http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2004/09/03/international/03iraqCA01ready.html
 
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