Deepest pit on earth
March 16, 2008 at 12:51 pm | In bizarre, news, random, russia |Tags: comet, crater, earth, pit, russia, siberia, space
A very interesting news caught my eye yesterday. This news is about the deepest pit in the earth’s surface. A huge crater exists in East Siberia, near Mirny, Russia. The cause for this pit is unknown to me.
Maybe it was caused by a comet impact long back. This pit is amazing..it is 525 meters deep and 1200 meters in diameter. The air zone within this pit is closed for choppers. A few unfortunate accidents have occured before, as some helicopterrs were sucked in by the strong air currents inside the pit. A bustling town exists around the pit, as is shown in the picture. I am sure this pit must be a hot tourist destination in and around Siberia.
This huge pit is visible even from space…not surprisingly. More information on such amazing pits and craters on the earth’s surface can be found at the following website:
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Comment by kellehergirlsinrussia — March 16, 2008 #
Wow..u mean to say that its man made? Amazing.
Comment by aboyfromindia — March 16, 2008 #
Wow…very interesting. I have never heard of this as well.
Comment by Jenn — March 18, 2008 #
No, its MINE..
good share mann
Comment by Ashish — March 18, 2008 #
Lol…u r welcome Ashish..
Comment by aboyfromindia — March 18, 2008 #
Yeah Jenn..sometimes news like these take us all by surprise.
Comment by aboyfromindia — March 18, 2008 #
What is surprising is that they built a town around it, lol, hey everybody, a hole, this will be a good place to build a heavy town and fly helicopters around it.
Comment by Bob — April 7, 2008 #