Thunder & Flames in Desert
by Muhammad Usman, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Darvaza Crater, burning since 1971, lit by flames while lightning strikes during a rare desert thunderstorm at night.
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- Exact location (58.4400 E, 40.2528 N)
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Taken on 29
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2026
Submitted on 31 March 2026
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Muhammad Usman (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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