Strange natural wonders
Chapter 1
The fiery history of the Door to Hell
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Chapter 2
The sliding stones of Death Valley
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Chapter 3
Cracking the scientific codes
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Chapter 4
Extreme life in extreme places
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Master of Strange natural wonders
Ch 1 · The fiery history of the Door to Hell
misslily They set a spark and thought the flame would quickly fade away, But fifty years have passed and still Darvaza burns today.
Fun Fact
Darvaza's depth: The Darvaza gas crater is roughly 65 feet deep, which is deep enough to stack five highway transit buses on top of each other.
Glossary
crater (noun)
A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet. In 1971, Soviet drilling caused a massive cavern to collapse, forming the burning Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan.
A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet. In 1971, Soviet drilling caused a massive cavern to collapse, forming the burning Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan.
Quiz
What did the Turkmenistan government order experts to do regarding the Darvaza gas crater in 2022?
Quiz
In what year did the drilling accident that created the Darvaza gas crater occur?