Looking into Hell

The hell-like Darvaza Gas Crater blazes away in the middle of the Karakum desert, with nothing but stillness for miles and miles around. The crater is not a natural phenomenon, but a by-product of gas exploration in the 1950s. The crater collapsed and someone decided to burn the gas off by lighting one on fire. Today, it still burns...Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan. Looking into Hell
© July 30 2007, Uncornered Market

The hell-like Darvaza Gas Crater blazes away in the middle of the Karakum desert, with nothing but stillness for miles and miles around. The crater is not a natural phenomenon, but a by-product of gas exploration in the 1950s. The crater collapsed and someone decided to burn the gas off by lighting one on fire. Today, it still burns...

Read more about our visit to Turkmenistan.

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Picture Location
A Secret? Il-Arslan Mausoleum
Central Asia - Landscapes and Cityscapes
4000 Year-Old Pottery? Sunset in the Desert
Turkmen Desertscapes
last PhotoDessert in a Yurt
Photo Tags
Darvaza Turkmenistan crater gas hell Central Asia
Camera Settings
Model - EX-Z750
Exposure - 0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture - f/2.8
Exposure Bias - 0/3 EV
Focal Length - 7.9 mm
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