Russian 3D Model Details Explosive Origins of Arctic ‘Pit to Hell’ Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 The crater was dubbed Crater 17 (C17) as 16 similar objects have been discovered in the region since 2013. nature.com
Russian scientists believe that a massive crater above the Arctic Circle described as a “pit to hell” was formed as a result of an explosion caused by built-up methane.
The researchers based their conclusions on a 3D model they created from drone footage from inside the well-preserved crater that has not yet eroded or filled with water. Satellite images revealed that the crater formed in Siberia’s extreme northwest between May and June 2020, the researchers wrote in a paper published in the journal Geosciences last week.
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