What It’s Like at the Real-Life ‘Gates of Hell’ in Turkmenistan
Watch an explorer share what it's like to descend into the Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as the “Gates of Hell.” ...
Quickcheck: Was a natural ‘Gates of Hell’ phenomenon caused by humans?
THE Gates of Hell are a staple of both theology and pop culture, in both a doorway to an otherworldly realm usually depicted ...
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A relic of Soviet-era experiments, this hellish crater has been on fire since 1971
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Earth’s most terrifying holes from 40,000ft Soviet ‘well to hell’ to Mexico’s mysterious 500ft-wide blue ‘sea sinkhole’
EARTH is littered with terrifyingly deep, wide, and mysterious holes – and some are especially creepy. The Sun has rounded up ...
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The 'Gate of Hell' has been open for 50 years. Can we ever close it?
Named the Darvaza gas crater, no one knows how the pit ... officials to ‘find a solution to extinguish the fire’. But as the Gates of Hell continue to burn, tourists flock to the landlocked ...