A study of Lonar lake- a meteorite-impact crater in basalt rock

dc.contributor.author	Taiwade, V. S
dc.date.accessioned	2007-09-13T11:40:44Z
dc.date.available	2007-09-13T11:40:44Z
dc.date.issued	1995
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 105-111	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/1783
dc.description.abstract	The Lonar lake in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India, is a meteorite-impact crater. The uniqueness of this crater is that it has been formed in a strata of hard igneous rocks known as basalt rocks. Astronomers compare this crater with those of the moon. Due to its uniqueness and its large size, it has become one of the most important craters in the world. An attempt has been made here to gather and study the information available about this crater. It is intended through this article to draw the attention of the astronomical community at large to this rather rare cosmic phenomenon in the hope that the preservation and development of the crater and its surroundings can be taken up at the earliest.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1995BASI...23..105T	en
dc.subject	lonar lake	en
dc.subject	meteorite	en
dc.subject	impact erater	en
dc.title	A study of Lonar lake- a meteorite-impact crater in basalt rock	en
dc.type	Article	en