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Giant Pit In Russia

Postby Squirrel Girl » Jul 16, 2014 12:32 pm

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Re: Giant Pit In Russia

Postby graveleye » Jul 16, 2014 2:18 pm

Giant gophers.
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Re: Giant Pit In Russia

Postby Squirrel Girl » Jul 16, 2014 3:26 pm

If anyone can find a reference to the exact location, I would love to see what this looks like on Google Maps before the collapse. I just can't find a good enough location.
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Crater in Siberia

Postby DawgsgoCaving » Jul 17, 2014 3:32 pm

Whoops! Sorry didn't know this was already a thread.

Does anyone have any record or know of an NSS issue that features the exploration of a geological area this young?

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Re: Giant Pit In Russia

Postby bennettbike » Jul 30, 2014 7:36 pm

Its in Russia, Its in the Permafrost, what if the permafrost is melting underneath and formed a river and it simply kept caving in... hmm interesting and i bet we will never learn anything about it.
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Re: Crater in Siberia

Postby Squirrel Girl » Jul 31, 2014 1:43 pm

DawgsgoCaving wrote:Whoops! Sorry didn't know this was already a thread.

Does anyone have any record or know of an NSS issue that features the exploration of a geological area this young?

Thanks.


Hawaii has lava tubes that are solid, but still hot from the cooling magma. I surveyed in one several years ago that was about 86 degrees F.
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Re: Giant Pit In Russia

Postby Squirrel Girl » Jul 31, 2014 1:43 pm

bennettbike wrote:Its in Russia, Its in the Permafrost, what if the permafrost is melting underneath and formed a river and it simply kept caving in... hmm interesting and i bet we will never learn anything about it.

That doesn't explain why there's a raised rim of irregular, disturbed earth around the craters.
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Re: Giant Pit In Russia

Postby Chads93GT » Aug 1, 2014 12:33 pm

Giant bot flies. duh.
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Re: Giant Pit In Russia

Postby Squirrel Girl » Aug 1, 2014 4:20 pm

Chads93GT wrote:Giant bot flies. duh.
Hokey Smokes! I shudder to think of the flies that would emerge out of bot fly (larvae) that are that big!!!!!! Ai-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :yikes:
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