Ramgarh crater

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Ramgarh crater
The Ramgarh Crater as seen from an aeroplane
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Diameter3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Location
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictBaran district
MunicipalityRamgarh village in Mangrol tehsil
Ramgarh crater is located in India
Ramgarh crater

Ramgarh crater, also known as Ramgarh structure, Ramgarh Dome and Ramgarh astrobleme,[1] is a meteor impact crater of 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) diameter in Kota plateau of Vindhya Range located adjacent to Ramgarh village, 40 km north of Baran City in Mangrol tehsil of Baran district in Indian state of Rajasthan.[1] When formally accepted as the third crater in India, its diameter size would be between the two already confirmed craters in India - Dhala in Madhya Pradesh with 14 km diameter and Lonar in Buldhana district of Maharashtra with 1.8 km diameter.[2][3][4][5]

It is designated as a National Geological Monument.[6] The Bhand Deva Temple, a 10th-century Shiva temple in the style of the Khajuraho Group of Monuments, is located near the centre of the crater. Kuno National Park, 50–60 km away, is accessible by multiple entry points via minor roads or NH6. The crater, on the western edge of the Kuno National Park, lies 40 km north of Baran, 60 km from Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, 110 km east of Kota, 250 south of Jaipur and 500 km south of Delhi. It is 200 km west of Dhala crater in Madhya Pradesh and 745 km north of Lonar crater in Maharashtra.

  1. ^ a b GSI. "The curious ring structure of Ramgarh in Vindhyas of Rajastan". Geological Survey of India. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference study4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Misra, S; G. Lashkari; D. Panda; A. Dube; M. S. Sisodia; H. E. Newsom; D. Sengupta (2008). "Geochemical Evidence for the Meteorite Impact Origin of Ramgarh Structure, India" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX. Houston, Texas: Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  4. ^ Misra, S; A. Dube; P. K. Srivastava; H. E. Newsow (2008). "Time of Formation of Ramgarh Crater, India – Constraints from Geological Structures" (PDF). Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIX. Houston, Texas: Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  5. ^ Sisodia, M.S; G. Lashkari; N.Bhandari (2006). "Impact Origin Of the Ramgarh Structure, Rajasthan : Some New Evidences". Journal of the Geological Society of India vol 67 pp 423–431. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Ramgarh, Zawar accepted as geo-heritage sites in Rajasthan". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 September 2018.