It may have been an alien-built installation or spaceship. I just remember that it was fantastically dangerous inside.
It was at least 30 years ago. I don't remember where I read this story, but it was probably in an anthology. I thought it might have been in one of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame anthologies, but I've reread them and haven't run across it.
As I recall it, the explorer volunteered for the job. He goes a short distance and then dies. The researchers outside make a map of his progress. Somehow they bring him back to life, but at the end when he's done there are two of him. What will they do?