Giant mystery hole appears in Russia (video)

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Giant hole appears suddenly in far north of Russia in Siberia. Is it a meteorite, gas explosion, eruption of underground ice or arrival of UFO spaceship from another planet?

Giant mystery hole appears in Russia (video)

A member of the Russian research team that has arrived to investigate the giant hole. (Source: YouTube)

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Giant hole found in Siberia gives rise to many theories

Location of Yamal Peninsula in Siberia where the giant hole was found. (Source: Wikipedia)

A giant hole or crater has become the center of attention and speculation since aerial footage showing it became widely available online last week.

The giant hole is located in the the Yamal Peninsula which is a largely undeveloped area in the northwest Siberia area of Russia and is about 700 km long. Yamal holds Russia's and the world's biggest natural gas reserves along with an important gas pipeline to transport the natural gas. The crater is estimated to be 262 feet wide.

The possible reasons for the sudden appearance of the giant hole that people have proposed include a meteorite, a gas explosion, an eruption of underground ice or even the arrival of a UFO spaceship from another planet. A team of scientists is heading to the site to investigate.
The giant hole is very close to Yamal's biggest gas field. In places with such large underground concentrations of gas, underground explosions are common when the ice melts under the soil and releases gas.

Location of Yamal Peninsula within Russia. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Yamal Peninsula is home to nomadic reindeer herders and about half a million reindeer that they raise. "Yamal" means "End of the Land" in the language of the local people. The peninsula consists mostly of permafrost ground and is geologically a very young place that has not existed for a very long time. In some places less than 10,000 years.

“Occurrences like this are nothing new in Yamal,” according to the governor’s office."This happened last year, as well as two years ago… earth and ice behave unpredictably. An underwater river might have moved the soil,” he added, explaining how these processes repeat over time as surfaces melt and freeze over again. “So, there’s no emergency to speak of here.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamal_Peninsula

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http://rt.com/news/173128-siberia-giant-crater-mystery/