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The Darvaza Gas Crater
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The story goes that a Soviet exploration looking for natural gas inadvertently created the sinkhole that has been venting methane ever since. In an attempt to manage the situation it was decided to burn off the escaping gas. Exactly when and how this all happened is disputed but it has been on fire for decades and shows no sign of burning out.
The Darvaza Gas Crater
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The story goes that a Soviet exploration looking for natural gas inadvertently created the sinkhole that has been venting methane ever since. In an attempt to manage the situation it was decided to burn off the escaping gas. Exactly when and how this all happened is disputed but it has been on fire for decades and shows no sign of burning out.
The Darvaza Gas Crater
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The story goes that a Soviet exploration looking for natural gas inadvertently created the sinkhole that has been venting methane ever since. In an attempt to manage the situation it was decided to burn off the escaping gas. Exactly when and how this all happened is disputed but it has been on fire for decades and shows no sign of burning out.
The Darvaza Gas Crater
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The story goes that a Soviet exploration looking for natural gas inadvertently created the sinkhole that has been venting methane ever since. In an attempt to manage the situation it was decided to burn off the escaping gas. Exactly when and how this all happened is disputed but it has been on fire for decades and shows no sign of burning out.
