What you see in the video is a geological formation in Derweze, Turkmenistan. A natural gas well collapsed in 1971 and Soviet geologists burned it to get rid of the gas, it continues to burn to this day
Very beautiful films of the meteor have been distributed on YouTube The meteorite that crossed the sky of Russia with explosions and shockwaves, and caused over a thousand injuries from broken glass. This movie is not one of them
Several users of the movie service have uploaded a movie that they claim depicts the meteorite that hit Russia yesterday (Fri. 15/2/2013). Whether this was done on purpose or by mistake, the fact is that it is not of the current event. In fact, it is not a meteorite crater at all.
What you see in the video is a geological formation in Derweze, Turkmenistan. These are the remains of an excavation project by Soviet geologists from 1971. Asherer, the ground beneath their instruments collapsed after the drill broke an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The geologists decided to burn the well to get rid of the gas.
The geologists estimated that all the gas would soon burn off and the fire would die out, but it is still burning today, 42 years later. The bright fire from the round pit gave the hole its local name: "The Gate to Hell".
In any case, in light of the nature of the operators of the Universe Today website not only to provide information but also to prevent the spread of disinformation, we hope that this will help clear up any confusion for those who may come across this video in the coming days.
The news about the Russian meteor is still hot, and some lying writers may try to ride on it to get attention.
Those who want to see a real crater created as a result of the impact of one of the fragments of the meteorite (the fragments of the meteorite that reached the ground are called meteorites) the image is an image of ice and not of fire, Because the shard fell into a frozen lake.
A hole in the ice cover in Chabarkol Lake caused by the remains of the meteorite. Photo: Mayor of Chabarkol Andrey Orlov.
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The hole in the ice is also not related to the meteorite (according to a Russian spokesman related to the searches in the frozen lake)
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/360171/russia-halts-search-for-meteorite.
Why don't you try to turn off the burning gas in order to use it? It's a colossal waste of raw energy!