Lonar lake in Maharashtra

Lonar lake is situated in Buldhana District of Maharashtra state.

Lonar lake is also identified as

• Lonar crater
• Saline lake
• Soda lake

Lonar lake is a national Geo heritage

Lonar lake is an astrobleme created by meteorite impact during the Pleistocene epoch, in brief, it is the only impact crater in India out of four worldwide, the other three are in southern Brazil.

Dimension of Lonar lake,

• Diameter ->1.2 KM (3900 ft.)
• Rim Diameter ->1.8KM (5900 ft.)
• Average depth from Rim ->137mtr(449 ft.)
• Shape -Oval

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It is said to be, it was created some 65 million years ago. The water in Lonar lake is both Saline & Alkaline.

As per some studies by IITB college students, minerals in Lonar lake soil are very similar to the minerals found in moon rocks.

During the dry weather of summer, a lot of soda is collected, Two small river streams Purna & Penganga drains into the lake.

Fresh water well is located on the southern side of lonar lake.

In 2022 Maharashtra Government decided to develop Lonar lake as a tourist attraction