Door To Hell
DOOR TO HELL is a natural gas field in Turkmenistan. It collapsed in to an underground cavern in 1971, and looks like a meteorite crash site currently. It was set on fire by the geologists of the SOVIET UNION to prevent the spreading of METHANE. Since then it has been burning due to the NATURAL GAS deposits beneath the ground.
This crater is 69 meters in diameter and 30 meters deep. Touristers are mainly attracted to this spot for DESERT CAMPING.
The geologists of the SOVIET UNION expected that this place had underground contents of oil, instead they found natural gas in 1971. It has been burning for the past 40 years. Turkmenistan government is currently trying to expand the export of natural gas to countries like India , Pakistan, China.
DOOR TO HELL is a natural gas field in Turkmenistan. It collapsed in to an underground cavern in 1971, and looks like a meteorite crash site currently. It was set on fire by the geologists of the SOVIET UNION to prevent the spreading of METHANE. Since then it has been burning due to the NATURAL GAS deposits beneath the ground.This crater is 69 meters in diameter and 30 meters deep. Touristers are mainly attracted to this spot for DESERT CAMPING.
The geologists of the SOVIET UNION expected that this place had underground contents of oil, instead they found natural gas in 1971. It has been burning for the past 40 years. Turkmenistan government is currently trying to expand the export of natural gas to countries like India , Pakistan, China.
