Inside The Gates Of Hell, Turkmenistan's Fiery Darvaza Gas Crater
Martha de Jong-Lantink/FlickrThe Darvaza gas crater, better known as the Gates of Hell, was unearthed during a failed Soviet oil drilling expedition in 1971. While many deem heaven and hell the stuff of religion and mythology, the locals of Darvaza, Turkmenistan, might beg to differ. After all, the Gates of Hell have been wide open