Door to Hell: Burning for 45 years |
Geologists set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, and it has been burning continuously since then. 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. In the past five years 50,000 tourists have visited the site.
The gas crater has a total area of 5,350 m 2 , the size of an American football field . The surrounding area is also popular for wild desert camping.
Note the Black hole: Site before collapsing |
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