Hellfire & Lightning

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Muhammad Usman
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany

The Gates of Hell — a gas crater burning for decades — captured with simultaneous lightning in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert, creating a surreal collision of fire and lightning in the night sky.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 270.3 KB Width 2048 px Height 1536 px Aspect 4:3 Brand Apple Model iPhone 15 Pro Exposure 2 mm f/2.2 1/39 s ISO 1600 Taken 29 March 2026 Coordinates 40.2528, 58.4397 Tint Black Submitted 31 March 2026

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