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 The glowing heart of the Karakum Desert

misslily Why the crater was set on fire

Sparks and Sliding Stones

misslily Sparks and Sliding Stones

misslily The Soviet drilling rig collapse of 1971

misslily Attempts to extinguish the flames

misslily They set a spark and thought the flame would quickly fade away, But fifty years have passed and still Darvaza burns today.

The glowing heart of the Karakum Desert

misslily The glowing heart of the Karakum Desert

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.

Why the crater was set on fire

misslily Why the crater was set on fire

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.

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What did the Turkmenistan government order experts to do regarding the Darvaza gas crater in 2022?

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Should Turkmenistan put out the fire?

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Why did engineers originally set the Darvaza gas crater on fire?

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What is the name of the desert where the Darvaza gas crater is found?

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In what year did the drilling accident that created the Darvaza gas crater occur?

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In which country is the fiery Darvaza gas crater located?

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Which gas is the primary fuel keeping the Darvaza gas crater burning?

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How long did scientists originally think the Darvaza gas crater fire would burn?

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Roughly how wide is the Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan?