Lunar Crater National Landmark - Travel Nevada
WEBIn Nevada, you can know that exact feeling thanks to the incredible Lunar Crater Backcountry Byway, which explores 20 extinct volcanoes, ancient obsidian-laden lava beds, incredible Nevada backroads, and the largest natural crater in the state.
Lonar Lake - Wikipedia
WEBLonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a saline, soda lake, located at Lonar, 79 km from Buldhana city in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India. It is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument. [2] [3] [4] Lonar Lake is in an astrobleme created by a meteorite impact during the Pleistocene Epoch.
Lunar Crater volcanic field - Wikipedia
WEBLunar Crater volcanic field is a volcanic field in Nye County, Nevada. It lies along the Reveille and Pancake Ranges and consists of over 200 vents, mostly small volcanic cones with associated lava flows but also several maars, including one maar named Lunar Crater.
Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark - Wikipedia
WEBLunar Crater National Natural Landmark recognizes the Lunar Crater volcanic field in Nye County, central Nevada, as a United States National Natural Landmark. It is located 70 miles (110 km) east-northeast of Tonopah [1] and was designated in 1973.
Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark - American Southwest
WEBHighlights: Volcanic formations in a very remote part of central Nevada, including cinder cones, lava flows, elongated fissures, ash hills, and the 430 foot deep Lunar Crater. Nearby town: Tonopah, 84 miles. Management: BLM. Location: 38.384, -116.068 (the crater) Seasons:
Lonar Lake – Buldhana, India - Atlas Obscura
WEBAug 10, 2017 · Discover Lonar Lake in Buldhana, India: This rare basalt crater lake is used to study the Moon and Mars.
Lonar Lake Tries On a Rosy Color - NASA Earth Observatory
WEBJun 18, 2020 · Lonar Lake (also known as Lonar Crater) is located in India’s west-central state of Maharashtra. The crater was initially thought to have a volcanic origin due to its location amid volcanic basalt of the Deccan Plateau.
Lunar Crater - Bureau of Land Management
WEBLunar Crater. The scenic loop (the Lunar Crater Back Country Byway) passes by the crater with a stopping point near the crater where visitors can get out to view the impressive volcanic feature. Vehicles are limited to existing roads and trails.
The Guide To Lonar Crater Lake Trek - Indiahikes
WEBSituated 8 km from Mumbai, this trek makes for a perfect weekend adventure. Lonar Crater Lake has slowly gained interest, not just among scientists, but among trekkers as well. It is the only hypervelocity-natural-impact crater lake in basaltic rock in the world.
Lunar Crater Volcano - VolcanoDiscovery
WEBJul 31, 2024 · It contains numerous cinder cones and lava flows, fissures, and, most visibly, the 150 m deep Lunar Crater, a 1050 m wide and nearly circular maar (explosion crater) believed to have formed about 15,000 years ago. Lunar Crater is one of Nevada's 6 National Natural Landmarks.
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