Explorer dangles over the 'Door to Hell' to discover secrets of alien life

The scientific explorer entered the fiery crater to determine whether life can exist in extreme conditions.

Explorer dangles over the 'Door to Hell'  to discover secrets of alien life

Scientific explorer George Kourounis is very dedicated to his job. He has devoted his life to documenting some of the most extreme places on the planet and this video is no excepion.

George ventured over - and into - the Darvaza Crater in Northern Turkmenistan to investigate whether extreme life forms can exist on other planets.

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