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posted by janrinok on Saturday November 15 2014, @05:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the have-you-seen-the-size-of-Siberian-moles? dept.

As we covered here on Soylentnews back in July, an unexplained crater was found in Siberia.

Now The Siberian Times is reporting that the first scientific exploration of the crater has begun.

Leader of the new mission, Vladimir Pushkarev, director of the Russian Centre of Arctic Exploration, told The Siberian Times: 'We managed to go down into the funnel, all was successful. We used climbing equipment, and it is easier to do this in winter, than in summer, with the ground now hard.

'We took all the probes we planned, and made measurements. Now scientists need time to process all the data and only then can they draw conclusions.'

The funnel of the crater is about 16.5 metres deep, not including an earthen rampart on the surface, formed in the blowout, of several meters in height.

The Siberian Times has a large photo spread showing work in the crater at the third link (above). The team members, from a number of different disciplines will now return to their institutions to complete their studies and formulate a collective report on their findings. The leading theory is that crater was the result of a release of gas hydrates due to warming in the area. Some of the team members seem to believe that the Bermuda Triangle is also a consequence of gas hydrates reactions.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 15 2014, @06:33PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 15 2014, @06:33PM (#116231)

    was carefully airbrushed out of the photos to avoid causing undue alarm among the earth's populace.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 15 2014, @07:33PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 15 2014, @07:33PM (#116236)

    The Bermuda Triangle is not statistically unique. [wikipedia.org]

    .
    Typo in summary: ares == area

    -- gewg_

    • (Score: 2) by edIII on Saturday November 15 2014, @09:12PM

      by edIII (791) on Saturday November 15 2014, @09:12PM (#116256)

      Uhhhhh... except it's not fiction at all depending on what you were really trying to say.

      Just because statistically we can't conclude there is an area with a much higher incident of accidents, doesn't mean accidents didn't occur. Linking to Wikipedia and showing some hoaxes exposed is hardly a scientific triumph supporting the claims of "fiction".

      There are still quite a few incidents that are not fully explained in that area. Does it affect me flying through it? Of course not. Even if there is some "spooky" stuff going on there with real physics at work we don't understand, statistically I'm more likely to die while driving. I'll give you that point. What I'm not seeing is a reason to just call off the investigations completely and jump to conclusions. The universe might be a little more interesting than that.

      As for this mystery crater, I'm severely disappointed. Thought the title said the crater exploded. That was news worth reading as fast I could click the link. Still appreciate the science, but I got all excited that it exploded. Made it much more interesting.

      The scientists haven't published any results though, just collected data. The gas hydrates are a supposition and references to the Bermuda Triangle were just an example of the theory being used elsewhere. All the scientists said was that hydrates to exist there in the permafrost and could be a possible explanation.

      Have to wait for another update from the scientists before we might now what actually caused it. In other news though, science is getting it done :)

      P.S - People should go to the article. The pictures are plentiful and amazing.

      --
      Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 15 2014, @11:10PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 15 2014, @11:10PM (#116275)

        Did stuff happen in that "triangle"? Sure.
        If you draw a triangle of similar size in a coastal area with similar traffic density, you will find a similar number of "mysteries".
        The one that touches Bermuda is mostly hype.

        The Outer Banks of North Carolina (aka "The Graveyard of the Atlantic") is much more interesting and has a reputation that is actually deserved.

        .
        About the hole in Siberia:
        Yeah. At this point it's mostly golly-gee pictures and unverified hypothesis.
        It will be more interesting when the data has been collected and analyzed and there is some Science to report with some conclusions for other specialists to pick apart.

        We get way too many laymen|talking heads jumping the gun, leading to a need for stuff like
        NASA Says Nicaraguan Crater Not from a Meteorite [soylentnews.org]

        -- gewg_

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 17 2014, @02:57AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 17 2014, @02:57AM (#116567)

          and maybe in many places the hydrates stuff causes planes etc problems.