Abstract
1267 Lonar Lake (19o59'N & 74o34'E) is situated about 165km from Aurangabad town within Parbani quadrangle in Buldhana District of Maharashtra State. This is the only crater in basaltic rock formed by the meteoritic impact in India, ranking third largest in the world. The Lonar Crater has a circular outline with a diameter of 1,830m and a depth of 150m with steep vertical slopes. The maximum elevation of the area is 669m and the minimum is 670m. Principal vegetation of the area is of a dry deciduous type on the crater, dry bushy vegetation on the rim and slopes, moist deciduous components along the bank of perennial stream and salt tolerant vegetation along the lake shore. The temperature fluctuates between 6oC to 43oC from winter to summer.
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