Gate to Hell

The Darvasa gas crater, aka the gate of hell, was formed from a failed natural gas well that resulted from groundwater mixed with the gas creating something like a mud geyser that gradually subsided. The plan was to burn off the gas, figuring a few weeks. 40 some years later, it is still burning, albeit less vigorously now.
The pics are of the crater at night and during the day. The last is of the Karakorum Desert where this is located.
Maybe it's just me, but it seems interesting that a preacher would be at the gate of hell on his birthdayLæs mere