Lonar lake: Mysterious lake of maharastra state

LONAR LAKE

Friends, you must have heard that the color of Lonar Lake in Maharashtra has changed its color to pink in India, it is very surprising that how the water of a pond can change its color, let's know What are these secrets? After all, how did this lake, what reason did scientists give, know everything.

 

Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar Crater, is a notified national land heritage monument, the lake is located in Lonar, Maharashtra, India, in Buldhana district. Lonister Lake was formed by an asteroid collision.

 It is one of four known hyper-velocity, impact craters, which affect craters in basaltic rock anywhere on Earth. The other three basaltic impact structures are in southern Brazil.

Lonar Lake has an average diameter of 1.2 kilometers (3,900 ft) and is about 137 meters (449 ft) below the crater rim. The meteorite crater rim is approximately 1.8 kilometers (5,900 ft) in diameter.

 

The Lonar Crater is on the Deccan Plateau - a vast plain of volcanic basalt rock formed by eruptions about 65 million years ago. Its location in this basalt region suggested to some geologists that it was a volcanic crater. Today, however, the Lonar crater is understood as the result of a meteorite impact that occurred between 35,000 and 50,000 years ago.

 The water in the lake is both saline and alkaline.

 

 How was the Lonar Lake formed?

 52,000 years ago! Yes, you heard right, Lonar Lake was built 52,000 years ago. It is the largest and only hyper-velocity impact crater on Earth in basaltic rock. And was created when a 2-million-ton meteorite pierced towards the Earth at a speed of 90,000 km / h, which was 150 meters deep and 1.8 km wide!

 

 

 What does Lonar mean?

Lonar is a meteorite that formed around 50,000 years ago. It includes and is known for a lake with a saltwater pit of 1.8 km in diameter. The lake is almost completely circular. Its depth is about 200 ft.

    

 

 Which is the largest asteroid to hit Earth?

The Chelyabinsk meteor (Mexico) was estimated to have more than $ 30 million in damages. It is the largest recorded object facing the Earth since the 1908 Tunguska event. The meteor has an estimated diameter of 17–20 m and an initial mass of 10,000 tons.

 

 When did the last asteroid hit Earth?

The last known impact of an object of 10 km (6 mi) or more was 66 million years ago on the Cretaceous – Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago.

 

  How big was the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?

Its center is located near the city of Chicxulub, after which the crater is named. It was formed when a large asteroid or comet had a diameter of about 11 to 81 kilometers (6.8 to 50.3 mi), known as the Chicxulub effector, which struck the Earth.

 

 Which asteroid will hit the Earth?

Apophis

On April 13, 2029, Apophis would pass closer to Earth than geosynchronous communications satellites, but not closer than 31,200 kilometers (19,400 mi) above the Earth's surface.

 

 What happens if the asteroid hits the Earth?

The more energy release, the greater the damage to the environment is likely to cause harm. Such effects can be shock waves, heat radiation, the formation of craters with associated earthquakes, and tsunamis when the waters hit.

 Can we see the asteroid?

Only one asteroid, 4 Vesta, which has a relatively reflective surface, is normally visible to the naked eye, and only in very deep skies when it is positioned favorably. Rarely, small asteroids passing close to the Earth may be visible to the naked eye for a short time.

 

 

What are the 3 types of asteroids?

The three broad structures of asteroids are classes C, S, and M.

1. C-type (chondrite) asteroids are the most common, probably consisting of clay and silicate rocks, and are black in appearance.

2. The S-types ("stony") are made of silicate material and nickel-iron.

3. The M-types are metals (nickel-iron).

 

 

Why lonar lake of maharatra turned into pink colour?

The oval-shaped Lonar lake, formed after a meteorite hit the Earth about 50,000 years ago, is a popular tourist center and also attracts scientists from all over the world. The average diameter of the lake is about 1.2 km.

The water color of the lake has recently turned pink, which has surprised not only the locals, but also nature enthusiasts and scientists.

 

Some experts have attributed this to the salinity and presence of algae in the body of water. He has stated that this is not the first time a color change has occurred, although it is more apparent this time.

The change in water color of the lake with a diameter of 1.2 km has surprised not only locals, but also nature enthusiasts and scientists.

Experts say that this is not the first time that the color has changed, but this time it is more shiny. The gel, which is a notified national geo-heritage monument, has saline water with a pH of 10.5

According to the Lonar Lake Conservation and Development Committee - "There are algae in the water body. Salinity and algae may be responsible for this change". There is no oxygen below one meter of the lake's water surface. There is an example of a lake in Iran, where the water turns red due to an increase in salinity,

 The water level in Lonar Lake is currently lower than in years past and it does not rain to put fresh water in it. "Low water levels can lead to increased salinity and alteration of algae due to atmospheric changes. ..

This may be the reason for the color change. This is not the first time that the color of water has changed”.

"It cannot be a human intervention. In the case of natural phenomena, there are fungi that usually give the water green color most of the time. This (current color change) appears to be a biological change in the lonar crater,"

During the lockdown phase, there would have been no disturbance in the water, which led to this change.

 In case of water there are changes according to the weather and the same can happen with the Lonar lake.

 

 

 

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