[9] Russian gas monopolist Gazprom had planned to develop the Yurkharovskoye gas field by 2011–2012. Yamal is inhabited by a multitude of migratory bird species. The first one was discovered in 2014 near Bovanenkovo, one of Russia's biggest natural gas field. [14][15], The destabilization of gas hydrates containing huge amounts of methane gas are believed to have caused the craters on the Yamal Peninsula. One of the main hypotheses is a methane explosion. “It carries a lot of additional scientific information, which I am not yet ready to disclose,” he told the TV station. [citation needed]. At least two new giant craters formed on Russia's Yamal Peninsula this year, with the latest one observed exploding on June 28, 2017, north of the Yamal region, above the Arctic Circle. [17], Another crater appeared in August 2020. It is believed a summer of unprecedented heat led to the blast which was caused by a build-up of methane gas. Three mystery craters were first uncovered there in 2014. ; A team of journalists from Vesti Yamal spotted the crater—caused by an explosive … Over the past couple of years, several massive craters have been discovered in the gas-rich Yamal Peninsula. ", Methane is leaking in an area of at least 7500 m2. Here we present field data on cover sediments and evolution of a gas-emission crater discovered in the Erkuta–Yakha River valley in the southern Yamal Peninsula in June 2017. It was reportedly initially spotted by chance by a television crew flying over the Yamal peninsula on their way back from an unrelated job in July. Located on the Yamal peninsula in Russia, a far northern region whose name translates to “end of the world,” many speculated the crater could be the result of an asteroid impact, or even an extreme version of a glacial formation known as a pingo. The vast sinkhole was spotted by chance as a news crew flew past. Aerial shot showing the newly formed crater on the Yamal peninsula. The explosion occurs when the pressure of the gas builds up and pierces the layer of permafrost on top. In 2014, massive holes began appearing in parts of Siberia. There are two main theories of its appearance, but both of them are based on methane as the main cause of the formation of the crater.' [10] The sinkhole appeared to be the result of a huge explosion and several hypotheses were suggested to explain the formation of the crater, including a hit by a meteorite or a UFO, or the collapse of an underground gas facility. Russian scientists concluded that the mysterious Yamal crater, the so-called “end of the world crater” formed in 2014 on the remote Yamal Peninsula in northern Siberia was the result of unusual cryovolcanic activity on Earth. The craters have given rise to conspiracy theories over the years – such as UFOs and weapons testing – which scientists immediately set about debunking when the first appeared in 2014. It rapidly became world famous as the Yamal crater, holding secrets to the degasification of the Earth’s core. Later, a crater with a … A suspected underground methane explosion has created a 50-meter-deep (164ft) crater on the Yamal Peninsula in northwest Siberia. One of the examples of this process is the Yamal crater. ", "The thawing of permafrost on the ocean floor is an ongoing process, likely to be exaggerated by the global warming of the world´s oceans. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. The crater is estimated to be about 80 meters, or 262 feet, wide. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Prior to their research it was proposed that methane was tightly sealed into the permafrost by water depths up to 100 m (330 ft). Three mystery craters were first uncovered there in 2014. It was first spotted in 2013 but grabbed headlines in 2014. Huge blast leaves giant 165ft deep crater in Arctic tundra amid record heat. When helicopter pilots spotted a mysterious, gaping hole in the earth in the Yamal Peninsula last month, newspapers described the region as the end of the world. A crater on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia, reported in the spring of 2017. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/huge-blast-leaves-giant-165ft-22597329 The crater is in an area called Yamal, which translates as "end of the world." 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The new gigantic crater discovered in northern Yamal Peninsula in July 2020. The area is largely undeveloped, but work is ongoing with several large infrastructure projects, including a gas pipeline and several bridges. Browse 557 yamal peninsula stock photos and images available, or search for siberia crater to find more great stock photos and pictures. Journalists this summer came across a large crater in the Yamal Peninsula. Scientists believe the 165ft-deep hole was caused by the eruption of a build-up of methane gas beneath the thawing permafrost following record temperatures over the summer. It is called geothermal heat flux and it is happening all the time, regardless of human influence. Yamal, a large peninsula jutting into Arctic waters, is the main production area for Russian gas supplied to Europe. The Erkuta crater formed in the winter of 2016–2017 in the southern Yamal Peninsula , in typical conditions of continuous permafrost described in a number of publications [12,13]. "[12], The 60-meter (66-yard) crater is believed by a senior researcher from the Scientific Research Center of the Arctic, Andrei Plekhanov, in remarks to the Associated Press, to be likely the result of a "buildup of excessive pressure" underground because of warming regional temperatures in that portion of Siberia. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. Evgeny Chuvilin "It is possible that the new crater followed that same model," he said. A helicopter pilot and his oil industry passengers reportedly spotted and videotaped this gaping hole in the Earth in a remote part of far northern Siberia. The crater was accidentally discovered by a Russian film crew earlier this summer as they were flying over the Yamal peninsula in Siberia on an unrelated assignment. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and the abrupt degassing events that recently have formed large craters on the Russian Arctic Yamal and Gydan Peninsulas have caused major concern. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. And those explosions require an excess of one particular ingredient: gas. A Vesti Yamal TV crew discovered a 165ft-deep crater in Russia's Arctic region while flying over the Yamal peninsula in July 2020. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. At the northern end of this peninsula lie the Malygina Strait and, beyond it, Bely Island. One of the examples of this process is the Yamal crater. The peninsula consists mostly of permafrost ground and is geologically a very young place —some areas are less than ten thousand years old. In 2018, for the first time, the integration of geophysical studies on the Yamal Peninsula revealed in detail an Arctic gas-blowout crater within a river channel and adjacent land with permafrost. The 160-foot-deep crater opened up on northern Siberia's Yamal peninsula, The Siberian Times reports. The new gigantic crater discovered in northern Yamal Peninsula in July 2020. [16], As of 2015, the Yamal peninsula had at least five similar craters. The crater, believed to be the largest discovered in the region so far, is the 17th such sink hole in the area. The well-preserved remains of Lyuba, a 37,000-year-old mammoth calf, were found by a reindeer herder on the peninsula in the summer of 2007. Crater B-1 - totally some 60 metres deep - was first noticed last year. The new Yamal pit was spotted by chance by a Vesti Yamal TV crew en route for an unrelated event in July 2020. But crater-forming blasts, it seems, are much rarer. Prof Bogoyavlensky explained the craters come about when “gas-saturated cavities are formed in the permafrost”. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Vesti Yamal A 164-foot crater appeared along the Yamal Peninsula in Russia. It has a diameter of up to 60 m (200 feet). The first methane-leaking crater (Yamal Crater) was found in the Yamal Peninsula 42 km from the Bovanenkovo gas field (Figure 1), and that discovery was followed by several more from the Yamal and Gydan Peninsulas [ 1, 2, 3 ]. 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Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues spent more than two years studying a 20-meter wide and 20-meter deep crater in the Yamal Peninsula in … Here we present field data on cover sediments and evolution of a gas-emission crater discovered in the Erkuta–Yakha River valley in the southern Yamal Peninsula in June 2017. There are two main theories of its appearance, but both of them are based on methane as the main cause of the formation of the crater.' An aerial view from onboard a helicopter taken on August 25, 2014 shows a crater on the Yamal Peninsula, northern Siberia. Picture: Vesti Yamal. Scientists say the craters appear randomly and it’s hard to predict the location of the next ‘explosion’. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. A colossal crater that opened up on Siberia's Arctic tundra may have formed through a huge explosion resulting from climate change-induced cryovolcanism, a … Around the crater’s edge, the earth is a torn, grey jumble of ice and clods of permafrost. In the local Nenets language, Yamal means “end of the […] A huge crater has appeared in Russia’s Arctic region following a massive explosion. B2 is a recently detected crater … Satellite images have revealed that over 20 mini-craters have appeared around a recently discovered crater-turned-lake located not far from Gazprom’s Bovanenkovo gas field in Russia’s northern Yamal Peninsula. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}70°40′15″N 70°08′12″E / 70.67088°N 70.13672°E / 70.67088; 70.13672. The new Yamal pit was spotted by chance by a Vesti Yamal TV crew en route for an unrelated event in July 2020. It is by far the largest in terms of both depth (31 meters or 102 feet) and diameter. [7] Yamal holds Russia's biggest natural gas reserves. Pictured: the newest Yamal peninsula crater. The sinkhole appeared to be the result of a huge explosion and several hypotheses were suggested to explain the formation of the crater, including a hit by a meteorite or a UFO, or the collapse of an underground gas facility. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. The Yamal Crater was the first of these massive holes to be discovered in the region. The 160-foot-deep crater opened up on northern Siberia's Yamal peninsula, The Siberian Times reports. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? Close to the shore however, where the permafrost seal tapers to a depth of as little as 20 m (66 ft), there are significant amounts of gas leakage. According to anthropologist Sven Haakanson, the Yamal peninsula is the place within the Russian Federation where traditional large-scale nomadic reindeer husbandry is best preserved. [11], A spokesperson for the Yamal branch of the Emergencies Ministry said, "We can definitely say that it’s not a meteorite. Photo: Screenshot from Vesti Yamal New giant crater is found on Russian Arctic tundra The more than 20 meter wide hole is the 17th of its kind discovered in the far northern Yamal region since 2014. [5][6] Nenets and Khanty reindeer herders hold about half a million domestic reindeer. Friday, 11 December 2020. It is one of the largest, if not the largest of the nine craters that have appeared so far in the regions of the Yamal Peninsula and the Gyda Peninsula. In 2014, Yamal was the discovery site of a distinct sinkhole, or pingo, which quickly drew the attention of world media. The Yamal Peninsula (Russian: полуо́стров Яма́л) is located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug of northwest Siberia, Russia. After a giant crater was discovered on the Yamal Peninsula south of the Kara Sea in the Russian Arctic in 2014, it rapidly became world famous as the Yamal crater, sparking a plethora of hypotheses to explain the formation of these craters, including a hit by a meteorite or a UFO. A large sinkhole has been discovered on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia The expert said the craters was created by “colossal forces of nature”. Photos show the cylindrical hole in the ground, also called a … Yamal, a large peninsula jutting into Arctic waters, is the main production area for Russian gas supplied to Europe. In 2014, on the Yamal Peninsula, not far from the Bovanenkovskoye gas field, the first crater was discovered - a giant funnel 40 meters in diameter with vertical walls. A team of journalists from Vesti Yamal spotted the crater—caused by … The crater was accidentally discovered by a Russian film crew earlier this summer as they were flying over the Yamal peninsula in Siberia on an unrelated assignment. [13] Tests conducted by Plekhanov's team showed unusually high concentrations of methane near the bottom of the sinkhole. As The Inquisitr previously reported, the mystery crater was discovered on Friday, July 11. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and the abrupt degassing events that recently have formed large craters on the Russian Arctic Yamal and Gydan Peninsulas have caused major concern. The Yamal Peninsula has seen a spate of these craters since 2014. AFP Last year a giant crater was discovered on the Yamal Peninsula south of the Kara Sea in the Russian Arctic, just 30 km south of the giant Bovanenkovo oil and gas condensate field. They’ve been observed only in Siberia’s Yamal and Gydan peninsulas. Check out more images below. Popular Mechanics reports journalists with Russian news agency Vesti Yamal in July observed a 164-foot-deep crater on the Yamal Peninsula, the … It is one of the largest, if not the largest of the nine craters that have appeared so far in the regions of the Yamal Peninsula and the Gyda Peninsula. Giant hole, thought to have been caused by methane release, is biggest of its kind discovered in Russia’s Yamal peninsula, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. [2][3], On 21 October 2016 a Russian Mi-8 helicopter carrying oil and gas workers crashed there, killing at least 19 of the 22 people on board.[4]. The process of these mounds forming and exploding is now mostly clear to science, with researchers focusing on how to distinguish the dangerous mounds from the non-explosive ones, and, … Another enormous crater has been found on the Arctic tundra in Siberia. Understanding the formation of the Yamal Peninsula Gas-Emission Crater. In June 2017, a reindeer herder of the Yamal peninsula in northwest Siberia, Russia, reported a loud blast and smoke rising from the ground. The newest crater appeared earlier this summer in an undisclosed location on the Yamal peninsula. A new gigantic 50-meter deep ‘crater’ opened up in the Yamal peninsula in Russia. Another enormous crater has been found on the Arctic tundra in Siberia. Yamal Peninsula - "End of the World" - UNEXPLAINED Crater closer to be Understood as SECOND crater is DISCOVERED [VIDEO/Pics] - www.ofINTEREST.net Via Mystery Behind Giant Hole in … Industry representatives now fear that their local infrastructure ultimately will be hit by the tundra explosions. B1 is the famous Yamal hole, 30 kilometers from the Bovanenkovo gas field, a natural gas field located in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug region of Russia. This crater, in the Yamal Peninsula, was discovered in 2014 by helicopter pilots 19 miles (30 kilometers) from Bovanenkovo, a major gas field in the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous district. Inside the mysterious Yamal sinkhole 'crater' in Siberia . The peninsula's gas reserves are estimated to be 55 trillion cubic meters (tcm). The latest depression, which is 650 feet wide, was found on the Gydan penin… It was dubbed Crater 17 as 16 similar objects have been discovered in … Featured image credit: Vesti Yamal TV Vesti Yamal TV/screengrab Comments [7] Russia's largest energy project in history, known as the Yamal project, puts the future of nomadic reindeer herding at considerable risk. [18], According to researchers at Norway's Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate [no] (CAGE), through a process called geothermal heat flux, the Siberian permafrost, which extends to the seabed of the Kara Sea, a section of the Arctic Ocean between the Yamal Peninsula and Novaya Zemlya, is thawing. It was spotted by chance from the air by a Vesti Yamal TV. The Yamal peninsula har large natural gas resources and is today a top priority region for Russian petroleum companies. These are “a void space filled with gas with high pressure”, he said. Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug is traversed by the northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude, that is, at the point 70°N and 70°E, with equal degrees. A giant 165ft deep crater was discovered by accident after a huge explosion in the frozen Arctic tundra. “One of the most interesting objects here is the crater that we mark as B2, located 10 kilometers to the south of Bovanenkovo. It isn’t just any small crater though—this has been measured at around 100 feet deep and 20 meters wide. It is the 17th crater of its kind to be found and documented in Yamal since 2014 – and is thought to be the biggest. Located on the Yamal peninsula in Russia, a far northern region whose name translates to “end of the world,” many speculated the crater could be the result of an asteroid impact, or even an extreme version of a glacial formation known as a pingo. The animal was female and was determined to be one month old[1] at the time of death. Since then, several more similar craters have been discovered in the Arctic, but scientists are still arguing about their origin. In the language of its indigenous inhabitants, the Nenets, "Yamal" means "End of the Land". Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Picture: Vesti Yamal. According to a CAGE researcher, Aleksei Portnov:[16], "The permafrost is thawing from two sides... [T]he interior of the Earth is warm and is warming the permafrost from the bottom up. The new Yamal peninsula's 'crater' was registered in summer 2020. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. “This is the subject of scientific publications.”. A 164-foot crater appeared along the Yamal Peninsula in Russia. It extends roughly 700 km (435 mi) and is bordered principally by the Kara Sea, Baydaratskaya Bay on the west, and by the Gulf of Ob on the east. Read our full mailing list consent terms here. Economic and environmental damage could be substantial. Explore {{searchView.params.phrase}} by color family {{familyColorButtonText(colorFamily.name)}} The mysterious crater on the Yamal Peninsula, discovered by helicopter last week, is not as wide as original aerial estimates suggested. A Vesti Yamal TV crew discovered a 165ft-deep crater in Russia's Arctic region while flying over the Yamal peninsula in July 2020. Cryovulcanism is generally observed on other planets and satellites. A similar crater was subsequently discovered in the area. [citation needed], In 2014, Yamal was the discovery site of a distinct sinkhole, or pingo, which quickly drew the attention of world media. In some areas gas flares extend up to 25 m (82 ft). Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. A new gigantic 50-meter deep ‘crater’ opened up in the Yamal peninsula in Russia. 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