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The crater is
found in the
Irkutsk region of
Siberia.
its perfect shape and size. Its miles away. The truth of the crater
legend and mysterious nature grew. remains a secret. Until its questions
In 2005, an expedition set out in can be answered, it will remain the
search of answers. The leader of the most mysterious place in Russia.
expedition tragically died of a heart
attack miles from the crater’s site.
250
Many wild theories have been
presented over the years. Some Estimated age of crater
as noted by modern
believe the crater was created by an
scientists.
ancient civilization. Others think it
was a top-secret Soviet labor camp. • Geologist Vadim Kolpakov
Still others think a UFO caused it. discovered a crater in the
Siberian wilderness.
Only two scientific theories for the • It was an area where local
crater’s existence remain. One is people claimed evil things
that a meteorite strike caused it. happened.
• One researcher died of a
The other theory is that the crater
heart attack miles from
is really a hidden volcano beneath
the crater.
Earth’s surface. However, recent
• The crater is said to be a
samples and scientific research hidden volcano or the
found no meteor materials. And the site of a meteorite 25
nearest volcano is thousands of strike.
