The water of Lonar crater lake in Maharashtra's Buldhana district has changed its colour in the past few days. Located around 500 km from Mumbai, the Lonar lake in Buldhana district is a popular tourist hub and also attracts scientists from all over the world. Experts say this is not the first time that the colour change has happened, but this time it is more glaring. Now, it's the second Pink Water Lake in World after Hiliar Lake in Australia because of the salinity and presence of algae in the water body. Excited to see the outcomes of lab tests pic.twitter.com/FODR8TDTEE — PriyalJV (@JvPriyal) June 11, 2020Maharashtra's Lonar lake was formed after a meteorite hit the Earth some 50,000 years ago.

Source: dna June 12, 2020 02:37 UTC