Lonar Lake is rimmed with the aid of lush forests and a smattering of historic temples. Supposedly, compasses fail to work near some parts of the crater because of its special geologic makeup.
A meteorite traveling at about 11 miles per 2d slammed into the Deccan Plateau of India about 50,000 years ago. Lonar Lake was formed by the collision, one of the world's largest, unique basalt craters.
The oval-shaped crater, which has a circumference of about 5 miles at the top, is each saline and alkaline. Perennial streams and springs feed into the lake. It’s home to a horde of algae and plankton species that thrive in its uncommon ecosystem and supply the water its vivid color.
When the lake captured a worldwide interest in the 19th century for the first time, scientists guessed that a volcanic eruption created crater. However, geologists began to guess this in the mid-20th century and came to this conclusion that the lakes might have been created by extraterrestrial encounters. Their suspicions were validated after maskelynite, once at the site was determined a glass formed by the use of high-velocity impacts.
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