Sunday, November 27, 2011

Unique Crater Spotted in Irkutsk Area, Russia


Crater "Patomski" also has another name: "The Nest of the Fire Eagle". According to one theory, this could be a rare Cryovolcano that erupts water instead of molten lava. It was discovered only in 1948 by geologist Vladimir Kolpakov, and remains one of the most mysterious formations on Earth:

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