It was in July 2014.A helicopter flew over the western part of Siberia, specifically in an area of Yamal, when, suddenly, they distinguished something strange.Something had appeared out of nowhere and seemed to open its jaws from a quiet white stage.It was a crater, a gigantic abyss 60 meters in diameter and about 50 meters deep.
What was its origin? What had caused such a hole in the middle of that cold and desolate area ? The news then began to spread through the media around the world, awakening all kinds of theories, from those based on a possible extraterrestrial origin, to those of those who thought, calmly and serenely, that it was best to descend inside the crater and initiate the relevant investigations.
We explain to you what conclusions have been reached.
The crater that emerged from nowhere
In less than Half a year, three expeditions were carried out.The first two were unable to provide objective data, since the expeditions that were carried out could not finish their investigations due to the risks of collapse of the crater walls.
As the weeks went by the depth of the crater was reduced, ice and water fell at the base, and the previous 50 meters were n staying in about 35.The investigations were led by an art exploration team and the Earth Cryosphere Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.On their minds there were several hypotheses.The first that the crater was linked to the impact of a meteorite.The second, which was due to an escape of methane. Vladimir Pushkarev, team leader, preferred to put aside all those stories that ran through forums and social networks about a possible alien origin.
They accepted, that yes, that was not frequent that a crater of similar dimensions was formed overnight, so it was necessary to continue the investigations when it was a little safer to descend, so it was not until a third expedition , when at last, they were able to deduce somewhat more specific information.
The phenomenon of the thermokarst
In this third incursion inside the crater, a ground probing radar was included in order to explore the entire area obtaining also, a 3D model of the pit. It was then that the scientists had it more or less clear: most likely it would have been produced or a release of water methane as a result of global warming.The terrain was quite irregular and the ice core began to melt, replacing water with gas.
Soon, all that gas was causing a dangerous « 'bag' inside, whose consequences were inevitable: increased gas pressure, and the consequent escape or explosion .The theory of the "termokarst" is held until the end of 2014, being published worldwide to appease all those conspiracy ideas or comments that ignited all ufology lovers.
But you will be surprised to know that throughout this year, the new satellite images bring us a scenario even more shocking.Dozens of new craters have appeared throughout this region.The safest thing is that a thaw is taking place, that the underground water is causing the upper ice sheets to fall to a very irregular terrain, it is possible… But of For now, experts still do not give a clear and objective explanation.In fact, in April of this year new expeditions will begin to obtain more data.
We will be pending.This article seemed interesting, also knows the disturbing road of the bones of Siberia.
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