Lonar Crater, India
A salt lake in a meteorite crater blasted into basalt.
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- Region
- India
- Position
- 19.9760, 76.5080
- Area
- 2 × 2 km
- Real elevation
- 474 to 607 m (133 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:13,300
- Heights
- 3× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Desert
- Group
- Volcanoes and craters
About Lonar Crater, India
Lonar Lake is a saline, soda lake located near Lonar in Buldhana district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It occupies an impact crater formed by a hypervelocity meteorite impact. It is the only crater lake of meteoritic origin in the country, and has been designated as a National Geological Monument and a Ramsar site. The crater measures 1.8 km (1.1 mi) in diameter and is 150 m (490 ft) deep. While earlier analyses dated the structure to 52 ± 6 ka, subsequent argon-argon dating (40Ar/39Ar) yielded a much older age of 570 ± 47 ka. However, the 40Ar/39Ar age has been disputed, as inherited argon in the samples may have resulted in an overestimation of the crater's age.
From Wikipedia: Lonar Lake, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Lonar Crater, India
Where is Lonar Crater?
Lonar Crater is in India at 19.9760, 76.5080. The model covers a 2 by 2 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Lonar Crater model?
The land in this model runs from 474 to 607 m (133 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 3 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Lonar Crater?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 34.8 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:13,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Lonar Crater model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Lonar Crater model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Lonar Crater terrain model good for?
People use it as a geology lesson you can hold, a classroom model or a desk piece.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Lonar Crater, India from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 2 by 2 kilometer square centered on 19.9760, 76.5080. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:13,300. The heights are exaggerated 3× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
