Dear Mates, We at Trek Mates India invite you all for an Exploration with “ Tour to the World's 5th Largest Craters - Lonar Crater on 24th and 25th October 2015 (Starting Friday, 23th Oct Night).
Some information about the area:
Lonar Lake is a saline soda lake located at Lonar in Buldana district, Maharashtra, India, which was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch. This lake, which lies in a basalt impact structure, is both saline and alkaline in nature. Geologists, ecologists, archaeologists, naturalists and astronomers have reported several studies on the various aspects of this crater lake ecosystem.Lonar Lake has a mean diameter of 1.2 kilometres (3,900 ft) and is about 137 metres (449 ft) below the crater rim. The meteor crater rim is about 1.8 kilometres (5,900 ft) in diameter. The circular depression bears a saline water lake in its central portion.The crater's age is usually estimated to be 52,000 ± 6,000 years , although a study published in 2010 gives an age of 656,000 ± 81,000 years.
Lonar Lake lies within the only known extraterrestrial impact crater found within the great Deccan Traps basaltic formation of India.The lake was initially believed to be of volcanic origin, but now it is recognized as an impact crater created by the hypervelocity impact of either a comet or a meteorite. The presence of plagioclase that has been either converted into maskelynite or contains planar deformation features (PDFs) has confirmed the impact origin of this crater. It is argued that only shock metamorphism caused by hypervelocity impact can transform plagioclase into maskelynite or create PDFs. The presence of shatter cones, impact deformation of basalt layers comprising its rim, shocked breccia inside the crater, and non-volcanic ejecta blanket surrounding the crater are further proof of the impact origin of Lonar crater. As a result of the studies, broadly, the geological features of the Lonar crater has been marked under five distinguishable zones, exhibiting distinct geomorphic characteristics
It seems Lonar Crater, about 122 km away from Aurangabad is one of the world's 5 largest craters, formed by the impact of the meteorite, is nearly 50,000 years ago. The surface diameter of the crater is nearly 1.75 and its depth is nearly 132 meters !!!
Pictures from our last tour
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Some information about the area:
Lonar Lake is a saline soda lake located at Lonar in Buldana district, Maharashtra, India, which was created by a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch. This lake, which lies in a basalt impact structure, is both saline and alkaline in nature. Geologists, ecologists, archaeologists, naturalists and astronomers have reported several studies on the various aspects of this crater lake ecosystem.Lonar Lake has a mean diameter of 1.2 kilometres (3,900 ft) and is about 137 metres (449 ft) below the crater rim. The meteor crater rim is about 1.8 kilometres (5,900 ft) in diameter. The circular depression bears a saline water lake in its central portion.The crater's age is usually estimated to be 52,000 ± 6,000 years , although a study published in 2010 gives an age of 656,000 ± 81,000 years.
Lonar Lake lies within the only known extraterrestrial impact crater found within the great Deccan Traps basaltic formation of India.The lake was initially believed to be of volcanic origin, but now it is recognized as an impact crater created by the hypervelocity impact of either a comet or a meteorite. The presence of plagioclase that has been either converted into maskelynite or contains planar deformation features (PDFs) has confirmed the impact origin of this crater. It is argued that only shock metamorphism caused by hypervelocity impact can transform plagioclase into maskelynite or create PDFs. The presence of shatter cones, impact deformation of basalt layers comprising its rim, shocked breccia inside the crater, and non-volcanic ejecta blanket surrounding the crater are further proof of the impact origin of Lonar crater. As a result of the studies, broadly, the geological features of the Lonar crater has been marked under five distinguishable zones, exhibiting distinct geomorphic characteristics
It seems Lonar Crater, about 122 km away from Aurangabad is one of the world's 5 largest craters, formed by the impact of the meteorite, is nearly 50,000 years ago. The surface diameter of the crater is nearly 1.75 and its depth is nearly 132 meters !!!
Pictures from our last tour
https://www.facebook.com/risinggphoenix/media_set?set=a.877598165586435.1073741856.100000087782844&type=3
The itinerary for the tour will be as follows:
Friday:
Night Departure to Jalna by Devgiri express on Friday night at 9.05 pm (CST timing)
Day-1: Saturday
Early Morning 5 am reach Jalna railway station. After a cup of hot tea, head towards Lonar by Private transport.
Breakfast on reaching Lonar, check in hotel.
Know each-other session and briefing about the greatness of Lonar crater by famous researcher and author Mr. Bugdane. Rest for a while.
Post lunch start with the legendary Parikrama trek to Asia’s largest crater. Enjoy the combination of shining sun rays, blue-green water, lush greenery around lake and the hide n seek of clouds in the sky. Finish Parikrama in about 4 Hrs
Evening refreshment & discussion session
Camp fire at night. Lights off for a tight sleep.
Day-2: Sunday
After breakfast enjoy birdwatching and photography in nearby location. Check out hotel (We will be retaining one room for our luggage) Explore the nearby temples and cultural heritage of Lonar. Post lunch visit to remaining sight seeing places.
Leave from Lonar by 5 pm and reach Jalna by 7 pm. Board Nandigram Express at 8.15 pm from Jalna and reach Mumbai by 5.40 am (CST timing)
Tour concludes
The Expenses:
The cost for the tour will be INR 3000/- per head which includes
- A popular book on LONAR CRATER by Mr. Bugdane (Reseacher and Authour)
- Surface transfers by private vehicle
- All Veg Meals (i.e. 2 Breakfast, 2 Lunch and 1 Dinner)
- 1 night accommodation on 3/4 sharing basis in hotel or MTDC dormitory
- Guide and Expertise charges
Excludes:
- Train ticket charges (Mumbai – Jalna and Return)
- Charges for up-gradation to Twin sharing accommodation
- Last Day Dinner Charges
Payment details:
One needs to pay Rs 3000 as advance at the time of booking.
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