[meteorite-list] Man Made Crater in Turkmenistan

From: Paul H. <inselberg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 10:19:09 -0400
Message-ID: <20140801101909.LGC48.37240.imail_at_eastrmwml208>

This Hellish Desert Pit Has Been On Fire for More
Than 40 Years. In the Turkmenistan desert, a crater
dubbed "The Door to Hell" has been burning for decades
by Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian Magazine, May 20, 2014
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/giant-hole-ground-has-been-fire-more-40-years-180951247/?no-ist

How 'the Gates of Hell' Emerged in a Soviet Desert
Giant pit has become tourist spot. byMatt Cantor,
USA Today, May 25, 2014
http://www.newser.com/story/187280/how-the-gates-of-hell-emerged-in-a-soviet-desert.html

Door to Hell, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_to_Hell

Yours,

Paul H.
Received on Fri 01 Aug 2014 10:19:09 AM PDT