It looks like a cartoon version of a sinkhole.
A massive pit has opened up in the ground in Chile’s Atacama desert region.
The hole appeared on land where Canadian company Lundin Mining operates a copper mine.
“Upon detection, the area was immediately isolated and the relevant regulatory authorities notified.
Chile’s National Service of Geology and Mining (Sernageomin) shared aview of the hole on Twitter.
Experts from the agency are assessing the sinkhole and have set up a security perimeter around it.
The company is monitoring the nearby Alcaparrosa mine for any movement related to the event.
Work in the underground mine has been temporarily suspended.
News agencyReutersshared aflyover of the holethat highlights the extent and darkness of its depths.
This creates caverns or spaces that can collapse suddenly despite the surface appearing stable.
The investigators of the sinkhole in Chile haven’t yet determined how it was created.
The sinkhole is a dramatic reminder of how our sense of solid ground is sometimes an illusion.
