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A rather enthusiastic appreciation for the telescope. the president of turkmenistan has ordered his officials to find a way to put out a fire that s been burning for decades in a huge desert crater, nicknamed the gateway to hell. mystery surrounds how the darvaza gas crater in the karakum desert formed and began to burn. the president, gurbanguly berdymukhamedov, wants it extinguished for environmental and health reasons, but also as part of efforts to increase gas exports. the canadian explorer george kourounis was the first person ever to descend to the bottom of the crater. a short time ago, he told us what it was like to descend into the fiery pit. it was very challenging. i was the expedition leader on a project that was assigned to go here and gather soil samples from the bottle of this burning pit ....
The president of turkmenistan has ordered his officials to find a way to put out a fire that s been burning for decades in a huge desert crater, nicknamed the gateway to hell. mystery surrounds how the darvaza gas crater in the karakum desert formed and began to burn. the president, gurbanguly berdymukhamedov, wants it extinguished for environmental and health reasons, but also as part of efforts to increase gas exports. i ve been speaking to canadian explorer george kourounis, the first person ever to descend to the bottom of the crater. he told me how he managed to do it. it was very challenging. i was the expedition leader on a project that was assigned to go here and gather soil samples from the bottle of this burning pit of methane gas in order to study it and see ....