Turkmenistan's "Gates of Hell" crater is finally going out after 54 years
by Ellsworth Toohey from Boing Boing on (#77676)
The Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert - 60 to 70 meters across, 30 meters deep, and burning since 1971 - earned the nickname "Door to Hell" thanks to its hundreds of natural gas fires covering its floor and rim, visible for miles across the desert night. - Read the rest
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