Scientists have descended to the bottom of a giant funnel on the Yamal – Utro.Ru

A group of researchers from MSU, three institutes of RAS – Earth Cryosphere; Oil and gas; Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation, – as well as representatives of “VNIGAZ” visited the place of education Yamal mysterious “black hole.” Because of the cold water in the pit was frozen, and the first time scientists have been able to go down to the bottom of the crater to a depth of 200 meters.

Scientists studied the walls of the funnel, made measurements and took samples of rock, ice and gases. Further work will continue in the laboratories of scientific institutions. The goal – to unravel the mystery of the giant crater, which discovered this summer. One suggestion – a “black hole” was formed from the explosion of underground gases.

Scientists conducted GPR funnel to a depth of 200 meters, which will provide a visual structure of the funnel and create a 3D model.

crater itself, according to scientists, in a few years become one of the tundra lakes, which many in the Yamal Peninsula and which is likely to have a similar origin. “Most of the hypotheses about the origin of the lakes fits precisely in this direction”, – the press service of the Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.

This is the third attempt of scientists get to the bottom of a giant failure : in the first two expeditions in July and in August to conduct a full investigation prevented the collapse of the permanent internal walls of the funnel.

In April 2015 it is planned another expedition, under which will be carried out geophysical and geological studies neighborhood of the crater.

summer appeared on the Internet as a giant funnel of unknown origin. The basin is located near Bovanenkovskoye oil and gas field, the diameter of the inner edge of the crater is approximately 40 meters on the outside – 60 meters, the depth is still unknown. Awesome scale failure of the earth video watched almost 10 million users from around the world.

Research Group conducted the initial examination of deep basins and concluded that there was in place a funnel mechanical ejection – Yamal crater soon likely resulted from pnevmohlopka caused by decomposition of gas hydrates, reports “Interfax”. Scientists have found no difference magnetic background and a slight increase of radiation, which is associated with the release of the rocks.

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