Turkmenistan: Derwaza Crater at Sunset

Derwaza Gas Crater is know as “The Door To Hell”. It is located in the middle of nowhere in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, hundreds of miles from the nearest village. It is a large crater that has been burning since 1971, when a geological drill for gas went wrong and the rig collapsed into an underground cavern. The gas caught fire and has been burning ever since as the gas field underground is apparently near limitless. While the burn is less then it was in 2013 when I first saw it, it is still quite impressive, just wait for the night pics.