A saline lake in the Buldhana district in the state of Maharashtra created by a meteor created by a hypervelocity meteor. Lonar Crater is said to be formed in a geological epoch which lasted from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago. It is estimated that the crater was formed by a hypervelocity meteor which crashed into earth with the speed of 90,000Kmph weighing 2 million tonnes. The meteor left a wide 1.2 km diameter and 150m deep hole on the face of the earth. This crater gathered a lot of geologists, astronomers and archaeologist to study the one of the four known hypervelocity struck craters. Ancient mythology suggests that the Lonar Lake was formed when Lord Vishnu killed a demon named Lavansur damaging a small part of Earth. The vicinity of the lake is covered with numerous temples built in around 10th century AD. Most tourists visit Lonar Lake from Aurangabad as it is a 4-hour drive away and close to Ajanta and Ellora Caves.