The opinion of the scientific community is quite divided on this phenomenon, once known in 1974.
Images of this vulnerability after the leak were hidden and conspiracyists immediately entered.
Scientists have not found the culprit behind the giant pit in Guatemala's capital.
A hole up to 80 m wide appears in the courtyard of a school in southern China.
Recently, in China, there have been continuous occurrences of large sinking holes - the earth suddenly
Most of the giant pits on Earth are made by human mining activities like Darvaza gas fires that burn for 45 years or the world's largest Kimberley diamond mine in South Africa.
Dozens of giant pits appeared in the US and other countries in the past few years.