IMAGO Nature: Unsere Erde, Umweltverträgliche Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts, Methan September 28, 2018 - Derweze, Turkmenistan - The Darvaza gas crater, known locally as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell , is a natural gas field collapsed into an underground cavern located in Derweze, Turkmenistan. Geologists set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, and it is thought to have been burning continuously since 1971. The diameter of the crater is 69 metres (226 ft), and its depth is 30 metres (98 ft). The crater is a popular tourist attraction. Since 2009, 50,000 tourists have visited the site. Derweze Turkmenistan - ZUMAs145 20180928_zaa_s145_036
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IMAGO Nature: Unsere Erde, Umweltverträgliche Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts, Methan September 28, 2018 - Derweze, Turkmenistan - The Darvaza gas crater, known locally as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell , is a natural gas field collapsed into an underground cavern located in Derweze, Turkmenistan. Geologists set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, and it is thought to have been burning continuously since 1971. The diameter of the crater is 69 metres (226 ft), and its depth is 30 metres (98 ft). The crater is a popular tourist attraction. Since 2009, 50,000 tourists have visited the site. Derweze Turkmenistan - ZUMAs145 20180928_zaa_s145_036
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