The Darvaza gas crater (Turkmen: Garagum ýalkymy), [1] also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, officially, the Shining of Karakum, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. [2] Hundreds of natural gas fires illuminate the floor and rim of the crater. The crater has been burning since the 1980s.

2023年4月17日 · The Door to Hell, also known as the Darvaza gas crater, is a unique geological phenomenon located in Turkmenistan. It is a large crater that has been burning continuously for over 50 years, earning its nickname as "The Door to Hell."

The flaming crater's sights and sounds are frightening enough that local people call it the "Door to Hell" or the "Gates of Hell". Each dancing flame marks the spot where natural gas (methane) emerges from the walls, from the floor, or from the talus piles within the crater.

2024年4月29日 · The Door to Hell is a continually burning crater located in remote Turkmenistan. Adventurer George Kourounis describes being the first person to enter the Door to Hell and what he found when he reached the bottom.

2014年5月20日 · The Darvaza gas crater, nicknamed by locals "The Door to Hell," or "The Gates of Hell," definitely falls into the latter category—and its sinister burning flames are just the half of it....

2024年8月30日 · Also called the “Gates of Hell” and the “Shining of Karakum,” the phenomenon is caused by methane-fueled flames escaping from scores of vents along the crater floor and walls.

2019年6月12日 · The "Door to Hell" is a surreal feature in the Karakum Desert near the Derweze village in Turkmenistan, 260 kilometers from its capital city of Ashgabat. Named as the Darvaza Crater or “Door to Hell”, the gaping crater was created by a mining miscalculation in a natural gas field whose walls collapsed into an underground cavern.

2024年8月19日 · Watch an explorer share what it's like to descend into the Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as the “Gates of Hell.” The closest thing to hell on Earth lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert....

2022年1月9日 · Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell," also called the Darvaza gas crater, is fueled by a reserve of methane gas below the surface — and scientists have no idea how long it will take to burn out.

2020年5月1日 · Deep in the heart of Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert, a fiery crater glows day and night. Known colloquially as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, this fire pit has been burning continuously for over 50 years. So what is this crater filled with fire …