[Swordmaker]

All good points, but it still does not address the fact that at explosive force at a distance from point source generally tends to be in equal globe around the point source of origination blurring the image.

[TXnMA]

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[TXnMA]

Consider a planar explosion front -- at extremely high energy and velocity normal to the plane...

Also consider the deposited material condensing instantly from vapor back to solid -- only when in contact with a surface that can absorb the conversion energy.