Mystery crater in Siberia

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Mystery crater in Siberia

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See Explorers Descend Into Siberia's Mystery Crater
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Looks like a sinkhole.
Wonder how long it has been around?
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According to the article, the hole was discovered in July of this year.
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:stupidme: Dunno how my eyes skipped over that fact!
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Having lived in Florida and Texas, I have a smattering of exposure to sinkholes (none causing us damage). I don't think that is a sinkhole because there appears to be material blasted from the crater encircling the hole. I'm going with either a large detonation or the impact of a small asteroid (although the latter seems highly improbable).
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Take away all that snow and ice and I bet it's the same size and shape as comet 67P....
Spooky, huh?
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So you're saying that the grain of sand actually came from the frozen pea! Wow!
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Rudi wrote:... frozen pea! Wow!
I couldn't say. I've never had to relieve myself outdoors in Siberia in the winter before.
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Rudi wrote:So you're saying that the grain of sand actually came from the frozen pea! Wow!
If you see it in the Siberian Times, it must be true! :boxedin:
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I'm just using Chris's frozen pea expression as it seems the resonate with the discussion...
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Yeah, I wondered about the photo...
But I don't think it looks like a sinkhole.
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