Mystery of Siberia's giant exploding craters may finally be solved

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Giant exploding craters only known to exist on Russia's permafrost-covered Yamal and Gydan peninsulas may result from a specific set of conditions not found elsewhere in the Arctic.

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[cosmicrocker]

It seems more likely to me that the craters were formed by natural gas escaping up-section from improperly completed hydrocarbon wells north and west of the craters, flowing laterally beneath the permafrost, and then blowing out at weakened permafrost places to form the craters some distance away.