Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Siberia Has Installed Its First 'Exploding Pingo Detector'

quote [ The sensor will warn scientists about exploding methane-filled hills on the tundra. ]
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midden said @ 6:22pm GMT on 11th April
Here's a shot of the same crater from another POV. Notice the little people standing on the far edge.
crater

According to this article, that particular blow-out is 37 meters across.

http://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2015/12/gas-blowouts-on-the-yamal-and-gydan-peninsulas


midden said @ 6:25pm GMT on 11th April
Here's a shot of the same crater from another POV. Notice the people standing on the far edge. This shot is from a year earlier, before the crater had filled with water.
crater

According to this article, that particular blow-out is 37 meters across.

http://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2015/12/gas-blowouts-on-the-yamal-and-gydan-peninsulas



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midden said @ 6:22pm GMT on 11th April [Score:1 Informative]
Here's a shot of the same crater from another POV. Notice the people standing on the far edge. This shot is from a year earlier, before the crater had filled with water.
crater

According to this article, that particular blow-out is 37 meters across.

http://www.geoexpro.com/articles/2015/12/gas-blowouts-on-the-yamal-and-gydan-peninsulas




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