Which one of the following lakes in India has a large quantity of a substance found in the Moon?
- A.Lonar Lake, Maharashtra
- B.Pangong Lake, Ladakh
- C.Chilika Lake, Odisha.
- D.Loktak Lake, Manipur
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Lonar Lake, Maharashtra. Lonar was formed by a meteorite impact, and its rocks contain maskelynite, a natural glass that forms only under such high-velocity impacts and is also found in lunar rocks.
Lonar Lake in Buldhana district sits in a crater about 1.8 km across, blasted by a meteorite into the basalt of the Deccan Traps. Because it is one of the few impact craters in basaltic rock, it resembles craters on the Moon and is studied as a natural laboratory. Its water is both saline and alkaline, and it was declared a Ramsar site in 2020. In 2020 its water also turned pink for a while because of salt-loving microbes.
B is wrong because Pangong Tso is a high-altitude saline lake in Ladakh shared with Tibet, formed by tectonic processes. C is wrong because Chilika is a brackish-water lagoon on the Odisha coast. D is wrong because Loktak is a freshwater lake known for its floating phumdis and Keibul Lamjao National Park.
Exam tip: Lonar means meteorite crater in basalt; Loktak means phumdis; Chilika means lagoon; Pangong means high-altitude saline lake.
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