Massive underground methane explosion leaves 165-foot-deep crater in Siberia

A massive underground methane explosion in Siberia has left behind gigantic 165-foot crater. The hole, called a funnel, was spotted from the air by chance by a Russian TV crew flying over Yamal on an unrelated assignment in July. Scientists suggest it was formed by a buildup of methane gas erupting beneath a pingo, or … Read more

Massive underground methane explosion leaves 165-foot-deep crater in Siberia

A massive underground methane explosion in Siberia has left behind gigantic 165-foot crater. The hole, called a funnel, was spotted from the air by chance by a Russian TV crew flying over Yamal on an unrelated assignment in July. Scientists suggest it was formed by a buildup of methane gas erupting beneath a pingo, or … Read more

ESA releases stunning fly over video of Korolev crater covered in a thick layer of water ice 

Take a trip to Mars! ESA releases stunning fly over video from the Mars Express of the Korolev crater – which is 51 miles across and covered in a thick layer of water ice Mars is home to the Korolev crater, which is a frozen depression in the north The depression is about 51 miles … Read more

ESA releases stunning fly over video of Korolev crater covered in a thick layer of water ice 

Take a trip to Mars! ESA releases stunning fly over video of Korolev crater that is 51 miles across and covered in a thick layer of water ice Mars is home to the Korolev crater, which is a frozen depression in the north The depression is about 51 miles across and more than one mile … Read more

Kondyor Massif crater in Siberia contains so many precious metals it’s known as treasure mountain

The mysterious crater in Siberia that’s five miles wide, has a 2,000ft-high ridge and contains so many precious metals it’s known as ‘treasure mountain’ The geological wonder – the Kondyor Massif – is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock   This volcanic rock pushed up through 5,000 miles of mantle a billion years or … Read more