what is the name of place in maharashtra where lakes has been formed by the impact of a meteorite
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The place where lakes has been formed by the impact of a meteorite is Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India.
Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument saline soda lake which was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch and is the only known hyper velocity impact crater in basaltic rock anywhere on the Earth.
Lonar Crater
Lonar Crater is the name of the place where lakes have been formed by the impact of a meteorite and it is present in Maharashtra, India.
It is located at Lonar of Buldhana district in Maharashtra, India. It was created due to an impact of a meteor during the time of Pleistocene epoch. It is the only hyper velocity impact crater formed in a basaltic rock, known to exist on Earth. It is saline as well as alkaline in environment. It has a diameter of about 1.2 kilometres. It has a depth of about 137 metres as measured from the crater rim. This saline water lake is present in the centre of the circular depression.
→ The satellite picture of the crater is the first attachment.
→ The second attachment contains the crater rim view of the lake.
→ The third attachment contains the normal view of the lake in monsoon season.
