Dhala Shivpuri
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Dhala (ढला) is a a village in Pichhore tahsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.
Variants
Location
It is situated 15km away from sub-district headquarter Pichhore and 63km away from district headquarter Shivpuri.
Origin
Visit by Author
Author (Laxman Burdak) visited it on 30.05.1998, 20.05.1999, 07.06.2000.
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Dhala (ढाला) (Jat clan) → Dhala (ढला) is a a town and tahsil in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. Author (Laxman Burdak) visited it on 30.05.1998, 20.05.1999, 07.06.2000.
History
Dhala crater
Dhala crater: Shivpuri also has Asia's largest crater (the Dhala crater) which is almost 11 km in diameter. The Dhala impact structure (N25°17'59.7" and E78°8'3.1") is an impact structure formed by an asteroid impact.[1] It is situated near Bhonti village in Pichhore block of Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is the largest impact structure in India, and between the Mediterranean and Southeast Asia. The diameter of the structure is estimated at 3 kilometres,[2] while other sources estimate its diameter to be 11 km diameter. It is the second such structure found in India, after Lonar Lake.[3]
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Notable persons
References
- ↑ Dhala". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton.
- ↑ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dhala". www.lpi.usra.edu.
- ↑ PTI (11 January 2009). "Indian geologist discovers oldest impact structure in India". Live Mint