Technogenesis, meteorite or witchcraft? What caused the failure in Yamal?

This sometimes happens on our planet that you can not write in any fantastic novel. Immediately there are explanations, based not so much on the facts as on the fantasy of the authors. To such incredible cases is the failure on the Yamal Peninsula. The pit is really impressive. All information resources of the planet circled around her. And the theories of all kinds of specialists (in quotes and without them) are simply striking in the sophistication and scope of imagination. Interesting? Let's figure it out if we can.

Incredible find

A hundred-foot pit was spotted accidentally. Ask: "How is it, not a hole in a pea, but a huge failure?" On the Yamal desert places. This formation was not formed near the settlement. Therefore, they did not see it immediately. The failure in Yamal is located about thirty kilometers from the Bovanenkovo field. Helicopters, traveling on their own business, noticed this strange phenomenon. According to their puzzled stories, the funnel turned out to be so huge that it can be descended into a helicopter, and not just one. In addition, the edges of the ground are clearly visible. Otherwise, the origin of this depression could be explained by natural causes. The fact is that the dips in the earth on the Yamal sometimes appear. They are known under the name "karstic funnels". There are many cavities in the earth. Sometimes a thin layer of soil collapses into that. There are dips in the ground. On Yamal this is not surprising. But this case was special.

Space theory

Some researchers immediately rejected the natural origin of this phenomenon. According to their theory, the failure on Yamal can only have a cosmic character. No, nobody seriously talks about newcomers. They talk about the fall of the meteorite. For example, Ivan Nesterov, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences and Professor, adheres to the hypothesis of the fall of a space object consisting of ice. According to his version, he did not burn in the atmosphere. The clash was tough and strong, accompanied by an explosion, through which such an interesting failure was formed. On Yamal (photo - in the article), many interested in the wall deepening. They are practically vertical. It seems that they were burned with a laser. Even greater interest has caused the researchers what is at the bottom of a strange pit. It turned out that the failure on Yamal is filled with water.

Maybe there is a river there?

Such opinions were expressed by local residents. There is nothing unnatural about this. In the depths of the peninsula, as well as everywhere else, there are groundwaters. They can form underground lakes and rivers. However, I. Nesterov is inclined to explain the origin of water in the funnel from his point of view. He is sure that these are the remains of an ice meteorite. Friction about the air and the subsequent explosion led to the fact that the ice melted. Space water has formed. She splashes at the bottom of the deep pit, waiting for her explorers. In addition, the explosion warmed the permafrost. From the 300-meter-high layer, water now flows, gurgling in the depths of the formation, exciting the imagination of the researchers.

Arguments against the space version

Opponents of the theory of I. Nesterov give their reasons. According to their theory, a meteorite of this size could not fall unnoticed. Nearby there is a small village (about fifteen kilometers). Local residents had to hear the echoes of the explosion. However, they did not notice anything like that. In addition, the state of the planet is tracked by special devices. Magnetograms would necessarily show a foreign disturbance. This fact was not recorded.

Maybe anthropogenic disaster?

Some experts believe that the funnel can be explained by human activity. The fact is that when gas is produced an incredible amount of liquid waste is formed. The technology of the process is such that everything superfluous is pumped into underground voids. This fluid flows freely around them. It turned out that she found a "thin place" and broke out. It could be like an underground explosion. That is, the liquid has squeezed the walls of the natural reservoir, provoking a failure. Scientists suggest that the phenomenon is not a single phenomenon. There is a need to study it, since it can happen again. But in what place, it is still unknown. It is undesirable for drilling waste to cause the failure of a settlement, for example. Such a case will be accompanied by victims among the population.

Discontinuities of the gas-drilling theory

Of course, the peninsula Yamal funnel glorified throughout the world. But, on the other hand, the riddle requires permission. While none of the existing theories could not explain all aspects of the phenomenon. So, it is unclear why the soil has traces of melting. For this, very high temperatures (about six hundred degrees) are needed. Cosmic theory is, of course, assumes. But it is not confirmed by eyewitness testimony. But the natural can not explain where this fever came from in the permafrost. In the meantime, scientists think and build assumptions, bloggers compete in the promotion of incredible theories.

A little fiction

Surely one of the most incredible ideas is one that presupposes the existence of climate weapons. The fact is that the depth of the funnel on Yamal is amazing. It's just a giant pit! But there is another "suspicious" factor. Namely - the time of its appearance. It is assumed that it was formed in May-June 2014. It was the height of the Ukrainian internal war. It is clear that the events could be intertwined in the inflamed minds. The bravest suggested that in such a terrible way those who support Ukraine tried to intimidate the leader of the Russian Federation. More precisely, they demonstrated the action of climate weapons. Just imagine what could have happened in the case of the existence of such a device, if they were used not in a small area, but in a megacity? The theory, by the way, is considered fantastic and causes laughter in serious specialists.