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Detailed explanation-1: -The Darvaza gas crater (Turkmen: Garagum ýalkymy), also known as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, is a burning natural gas field collapsed into a cavern near Darvaza, Turkmenistan. How the crater formed and ignited remains unknown.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Door to Hell is a continually burning crater located in remote Turkmenistan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Known as “The Gates of Hell", a massive molten pit in the Turkmenistan desert has been spewing fire for decades – but its origin is considered top-secret. The Karakum Desert is a massive expanse of sun-scorched sand dunes covering roughly 70% of Turkmenistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Popular lore claims the crater formed in 1971 following a Soviet natural gas accident when a drilling rig collapsed into the desert. The Soviets lit the collapsed area on fire to burn off the methane, assuming the blaze would only last a day or two.

Detailed explanation-5: -Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has ordered experts to find a way to extinguish a fire in a huge natural gas crater, the Darvaza gas crater also known as the ‘Gateway to Hell’.