Lonar lake color-changing reason by NASA expert

Key facts:-

• The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has sought reports on the environmental impact assessment of Lonar lake from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and the Geological Survey of India.
• Advocate, appearing for the petitioner, told the court that an expert team which is probing the color change could also examine findings submitted by NASA expert Dr. Shawn Wright.
• As per Dr. Wright’s findings, there is a glass formation over the surface of the bedrock of the Lonar crater, which is basalt rock. This is a new feature not found anywhere else on the Earth and only on the beds of craters existing on the moon
• The State forest department also informed the Bench that since the area is an eco­sensitive zone, the construction of Lonar­Kinhi road would be a problem, as there is a large quantity of a unique material called ejecta blanket, which contains is a substance found on the moon.
• The court accepted this argument and directed the Buldhana district collector to take immediate steps to protect the material from possible theft and pilferage. It also prohibited the construction of the Lonar­Kinhi Road until further orders and posted the matter for hearing on June 29
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Source: The Hindu