# Inspector task sheet

Darvaza: the burning crater with an uncertain beginning

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Darvaza: the burning crater with an uncertain beginning, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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## 2. Investigate the central question

Seek original drilling logs, maps, photographs and named recollections, keeping contradictory dates in a source table. Compare calibrated thermal observations with gas-flow or methane measurements. Treat a darker photograph as an observation under particular conditions, not proof that the gas reservoir is exhausted. Use published expedition data rather than proposing unsupervised access.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Compare dated drilling records and contemporaneous images. Compare flame radiance, extraction timing and measured escaping methane. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

Status: proposed; not completed.
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