Elephant caves, Maharashtra Located near to the Mumbai City, at only 7 km away on an island can only be reached by ferry rides. There are seven Rock cut caves, have been finally carved and designed by ancient artisians. Dates back to 6th century A.D. The fo due to the erosion of the limestone deposits by The chitravathi River. Belum caves have a length of 3229 and deepest point of 120 feet below the entry level. Belum caves, Andhra Pradesh Second largest natural cave in India. Situated in the belum village of kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh. These are formed due to the erosion of the limestone deposits by the chitravati River. Belum caves have a length of 3229 and deepest point of 120 feet below the entry level. Bhimbetka caves, Madhya Pradesh Situated inside ratapani wildlife sanctuary in madhya Pradesh. It is also a UNESCO world heritage site as it preserves some of the earliest artworks of man-made. It is believed to be the shelter of pandavas of Mahabharata during their time of ex...
Lonar lake also known as lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage monument located in Buldhana district, Maharashtra. It was created by an asteroid collision with earth impact during the pleistocene E-poch. The water in the lake is both saline and alkaline. The lake was first mentioned in ancient scriptures such as the skanda purana and the Padma purana. The Ain-i-akbari, a document written about 1600 CE. The first European to visit the lake was a British officer, J.E. Alexander in 1823. Lonar lake has a mean diameter of 1.2 millimeters. The lake is a heaven for a wide range of plants and animal life. Resident and migrator birds such as black-winged stilts, brahminy ducks, grebes, shelducks(European migrant), swallows, etc. are found on the lake. Among reptiles, the monitor lizard is reported to be prominent. Lonar crater become a geo-heritage site in 1979. The area of 3.83 square kilometre was declared as lonar wildlife sanctuary by the government on 20 November 2015. In case...
Meteorite-like object fall from sky in Rajasthan, leaves residents confound. On the morning of 19th June 2020, meteorite-like object weighing around 2.78 kilogram fall from the sky on Friday morning in Sanchore town in Jalore district of Rajasthan. The object fall with such force and heat that it resulted in the formation of one-foot deep pit in the ground. According to the local administration, an explosion was heard up to the range of 2 kilometres. Even 3-4 hours after it hit the ground the object was emiting heat. The local officials got it tested in a private lab located at a jeweller's shop in Sanchore. This object contains - 10.23% of Nickel 85.56% of Iron 0.5% of Platinum Traces of Germanium, Antimony, Niobium and others. Geologist at geographical survey of India will examine it further. It is important to know the difference between asteroid, meteorite, meteor and meteoride - Asteroid - An asteroid is a relatively small body (that is not a comet), usually Rocky or me...
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