Dhala crater (N25°17'59.7" and E78°8'3.1") is a crater formed by an asteroid impact. It is situated near Bhonti village in Pichhore block of
Shivpuri district of
Madhya Pradesh
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state in
India
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[ It is the largest crater in India,][ and between the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia. The diameter of the structure is estimated at 3 km, while other sources estimate its diameter to be 11 km diameter. It is the second such crater found in India, after ]Lonar lake
Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument,[Ramgarh crater
Ramgarh crater, also known as ''Ramgarh structure'', ''Ramgarh Dome'' and ''Ramgarh astrobleme'', is a meteor impact crater of diameter in Kota, Rajasthan, Kota plateau of Vindhya range located adjacent to Ramgarh village in Mangrol, Rajastha ...]
, the location of 11th century Bhand Deva Temple
The main Bhand Deva Temple or Bhand Devara Temple is situated on the banks of a pond in the centre of the 4 km wide Ramgarh crater about 40 km from the city of Baran, Rajasthan, which was possibly created by a meteor. It is located nea ...
which was renovated by INTACH
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is a non-profit charitable organisation registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
In 2007, the United Nations awarded INTACH a special consultative status with Unite ...
in 2018.
Impact date
It is estimated that the impact occurred between 2.44 and 2.24 Ga.granitoids
A granitoid is a generic term for a diverse category of coarse-grained igneous rocks that consist predominantly of quartz, plagioclase, and alkali feldspar. Granitoids range from plagioclase-rich tonalites to alkali-rich syenites and from quartz- ...
.
Largest in India
This crater on the Bundelkhand craton
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is the largest crater in India.
See also
; Impact craters in India
* Lonar crater
Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater, is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument,[Lonar
Lonar is a town and municipal council in Buldhana district of Vidarbha region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is the headquarter of Lonar taluka and is located near Mehkar.
Lonar is famous for Lonar crater and Lonar Lake, which is l ...]
in Buldhana district
Buldhana district (Marathi pronunciation: ulɖʰaːɳa is located in the Amravati division of Maharashtra, India.
It is situated at the western border of Vidarbha region and is 500 km away from the state capital, Mumbai. The district ha ...
of Maharashtra
* Luna crater at Kutch district of Gujarat
* Ramgarh Crater
Ramgarh crater, also known as ''Ramgarh structure'', ''Ramgarh Dome'' and ''Ramgarh astrobleme'', is a meteor impact crater of diameter in Kota, Rajasthan, Kota plateau of Vindhya range located adjacent to Ramgarh village in Mangrol, Rajastha ...
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
This list of impact craters on Earth contains a selection of the 190 confirmed craters given in the Earth Impact Database as of 2017.
To keep the lists manageable, only the largest craters within a time period are included. Alphabetical lists f ...
* List of possible impact structures on Earth
This is a list of possible impact structures on Earth. More than 130 geophysical features on the surface of the Earth have been proposed as candidate sites for impact events by appearing several times in the literature and/or being endorsed by the ...
* List of lakes in India
This is a list of notable lakes in India.
Andhra Pradesh
* Kolleru Lake
* Kondakarla Ava
* Kaniairi Lake
* Cumbum
* Pulicat Lake
Assam
* Dora Beel
* Urpad Beel
*Samaguri Beel
* Morikalang Beel
* Haflong La ...
* List of national parks of India
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* Ramsar Convention
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* Soda lake
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* Tiger reserves of Maharashtra
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