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Mysterious Siberian crater attributed to methane

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Build-up and release of gas from thawing permafrost most probable explanation, says Russian team.

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  1. Romanovsky, V. E., Smith, S. L. & Christiansen, H. H. Permafrost Periglac. 21, 106-116 (2010).

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  1. Katia Moskvitch
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