Dhala impact structure
Dhala impact structure | |
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Impact crater/structure | |
Confidence | Confirmed |
Diameter | 3–11 kilometres (1.9–6.8 mi) |
Age | 2.44 and 2.24 Ga |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh |
District | Shivpuri district |
Municipality | Bhonti village |
Dhala crater (N25°17'59.7" and E78°8'3.1") is an impact structure formed by an asteroid impact.Lonar lake.[2]
It is 200 km east of the Ramgarh crater.
Impact date
It is estimated that the impact occurred between 2.44 and 2.24 Ga.granitoids.
Largest in India
This impact structure on the Bundelkhand craton is the largest in India.[2][5]
See also
- Impact craters in India
- Lonar crater at Lonar in Buldhana districtof Maharashtra
- Luna crater at Kutch district of Gujarat
- Ramgarh Crater in Mangrol tehsil of Baran district of Rajasthan
- Shiva crater, an undersea super crater west of India
- Other related topics
- List of impact craters on Earth
- List of possible impact structures on Earth
- List of lakes in India
- List of national parks of India
- Ramsar Convention
- Soda lake
- Tiger reserves of Maharashtra
References
- ^ "Dhala". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ^ a b c d PTI (11 January 2009). "Indian geologist discovers oldest impact structure in India". Live Mint, News. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dhala". www.lpi.usra.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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- Bibcode:2008LPICo1423.3041P.
Further reading
- Keerthy, S; Vishnu, CL; Li, SS; Reshma, N; Praveen, MN; Oommen, T; Singh, SP; Sajinkumar, KS (2019). "Reconstructing the dimension of Dhala Impact Crater, Central India,through integrated geographic information system and geological records". Planetary and Space Science. 177: 104691. S2CID 199113888.
- Li, SS; Keerthy, SS; Santosh, M; Singh, SP; Deering, CD; Satyanarayanan, M; Praveen, MN; Aneeshkumar, V; Indu, GK; Anilkumar, Y; Sajinkumar, KS (2018). "Anatomy of impactites and shocked zircon grains from Dhala reveals Paleoproterozoic meteorite impact in the Archean basement rocks of Central India". Gondwana Research. 54: 81–101. .
- Pati, Jayanta K; Reimold, Wolf Uwe; Koeberl, Christian; Pati, Puniti (2008). "The Dhala structure, Bundelkhand craton, Central India-Eroded remnant of a large Paleoproterozoic impact structure". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 43 (8): 1383–1398. .