Guide and overview
on Lonar

Lonar is around 170 kms from Aurangabad and is famous for the crater lake formed by a meteorite impact over 50,000 years ago. This crater is the 3rd largest in the world and the only one of its kind in our country. The crater has a surface diameter of 1.8 kms and is around 132 mts deep and has a ph of 10.7. The climb down to the crater lake is fun. There is a stony path leading down to the crater. There are around 12 temples along the crater rim. SOme of them are in ruins though.

Lonar is around 170 kms from Aurangabad and is famous for the crater lake formed by a meteorite impact over 50,000 years ago. This crater is the 3rd largest in the world and the only one of its kind in our country. The crater has a surface diameter of 1.8 kms and is around 132 mts deep and has a ph of 10.7. The climb down to the crater lake is fun. There is a stony path leading down to the crater. There are around 12 temples along the crater rim. SOme of them are in ruins though.