Apr 5, 2009

The Gates of Hell

Impresionantes fotos de un crater en Darvaza, Turkmenistan.


In the heart of the Karakum desert of Turkmenistan the Darvaza Gas Crater or The Burning Gates give off a glow that can be seen from miles away during the dark night. The large crater is a result of a Soviet gas exploration accident in the 1950’s. It was created when a Soviet drilling rig was drilling for natural gas fell into an underground cavern resulting in a crater which today measures roughly 60 meters in diameter and 20 meters deep. The huge crater was set alight shortly after being discovered and has been burning ever sinse. The smell of burning sulfur can be detected from a distance and becomes quite strong as you near the hot edge of the crater.

La culpa es de Eisenhower.


Vean el resto acá

2 comments:

  1. Espectacular. Que vengan los bomberos...

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  2. Hay una leyenda local que dice que el que desciende hasta el fondo de uno de esos cráteres se encuentra con una puerta de placard que se abre en un departamento del Gran Buenos Aires.

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