Posted on 07/22/2014 4:57:04 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The craters, believed to be formed by an underground explosion, are now filled with snow and ice. Reindeer herders in Russia's Far North have discovered yet another mysterious giant hole about 30 kilometers away from a similar one found days earlier.
Located in the permafrost of the subarctic Siberian region of Yamal, which means "end of the earth" in the local Nenets language, both craters appear to have been formed in recent years and have icy lakes at their bases.
Scientists who examined the first hole theorized that it could have been created when a mixture of water, salt and gas exploded underground, the Siberian Times news site reported.
The area, which has one of Russia's richest deposits of natural gas, was covered by sea about 10,000 years ago, and vast salt deposits were left behind.
"Global warming, causing an alarming melt in the ice under the soil, released gas causing an effect like the popping of a Champagne cork," the news report said, citing an expert at the Subarctic Scientific Research Center.
The first hole is estimated to be about 50 meters wide and 70 meters deep, with water from melting permafrost cascading down its sides into the icy deposit below.
The second hole is "exactly" like the first one, but "much smaller," local lawmaker Mikhail Lapsui told the Interfax-Ural news agency. "Inside the crater itself, snow can be seen."
Richard Gere is quite interest in those gophers.
Just having a bit of fun...
Hydrazine has the correct answer,,,and links..
only the tiny baby ones
Re: “Why would there be gas in the permafrost? Could there be old plant matter? How can there be plant matter if there is permafrost?”
That’s a really good insight.
However, I was under the general impression that almost all natural gas forms from marine organisms, not from plant life.
I had an instant thought, also, but in a different direction.
It’s hard to believe these craters are forming for the very first time in history.
Thus, there might be many more of these craters, now filled in over thousands of years, in this region.
If there are more ancient craters out there, I’ll guess each one might be a treasure chest for paleontology and archeology.
If they can find the third we will know with certainty that the earth is really a bowling ball.
“there might be many more of these craters, now filled in over thousands of years, in this region.”
Just look at the picture background. See all those roundish bodies of water? The same thing just eroded and filled to the top with water.
The aerial view on google earth shows even more.
Yep.
Could you send this info to the idiots in the media so they’ll stop with the globull crap? ;)
So much for the mole people theory.
The Siberian Times published on July 17 with a series of really interesting photos:
Hangar for Malaysian flight MH370
Valerie Jarrett’s spawning place.
From the Internet: The Yamal Peninsula (Russian: полуо́стров Яма́л) is located in Yamal-Nenets autonomous district of northwest Siberia, Russia.
It extends roughly 700 km (435 mi) and is bordered principally by the Kara Sea, Baydaratskaya Bay on the west, and by the Gulf of Ob on the east.
In the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Nenets, "Yamal" means "End of the Land."
=====================================
BRRRRRR!!
Good one!
....or maybe "Grabboids?" Somebody call Burt Gummer!
Indulging in the spice again?
I don’t want to contact them and let them know, but I’m sure there is a FReeper or three that would love to do it.
Their contact info:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/contact_us/
Nazi saucer bases.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.