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(NewsNation) — Newly released satellite imagery Sunday shows damage to Iran's Fordow nuclear enrichment facility following devastating U.S. airstrikes that targeted three Iranian nuclear sites Saturday night.

High-resolution images collected by Maxar Technologies showed large craters on a ridge above the underground complex at Fordow, one of Iran's most heavily fortified nuclear facil ities.

The strikes appear to have blocked several tunnel entrances leading into the underground facility with debris and dirt, per Maxar.

Interact with the images below by dragging the slider to the left and right to see the before and after differences after the U.S. strikes:

A layer of gray-blue ash spread across a wide area surrounding the facility, evidence of the powerful explosions from bunker-busting bombs used in the attack, according to the satellite imagery analysis.

The U.S. military used specialized bunker bombs to penetrate the underground facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, marking President Donald Trump's decision to join Israel's military campaign against Iran's nuclear program.

The Fordow facility, built deep inside a mountain near the city of Qom, considered a holy site in Shi'a Islam, has been a particular concern for Western intelligence agencies due to its heavily fortified construction designed to withstand military attacks.