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Here's a chance to see India's magnificent hyper-velocity meteorite-impact crater. Lonar ranks amongst the world's five largest craters and the third largest salt water lake in the world.
Lonar Crater is a huge bowl (roughly 7 kms in circumference and 1.6 kms in diameter) carved out Investigations reveal it to be around 50,000 years old. Within the depression lies a saline lake.
It was first discovered in 1823 by British officer, C J E Alexander. Lonar Crater also finds mention in ancient scripts like the Skanda Puran, Padma Puran & Aaina-e-Akbari. During the days of emperor Akbar, Lonar also housed a salt factory. |
