Months after they started investigating a huge black hole in Siberia, Russian researchers say they have spotted still more suspicious-looking craters and lakes — and are calling for an urgent investigation of the phenomenon. Satellite imagery shows that one of the recently discovered craters, known as B2, is surrounded by more than 20 water-filled “baby craters,” one researcher told The Siberian Times.
The Times quoted Vasily Bogyavlensky, deputy director of the Moscow-based Oil and Gas Research Institute, as saying that the craters are being mapped near Siberia’s Bovanenkovo gas field. He linked their formation to gas emissions from beneath the surface, and possibly gas explosions. “Anyway, we must research this phenomenon urgently, to prevent possible disasters,” he was quoted as saying.
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SOURCE: NBC News, Alan Boyle
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