Probable meteor impact crater in Kashmir Vally (India)

Abstract

Dal lake in Srinagar Kashmir (India) which falls towards south is a lake surrounded by mountains on its three sides with a latitude of 340 2` north and longitude 740 4` east, is a probable meteor impact crater, almost Basin shaped and is spread over an area of 12 sq k ms. In this paper we report some preliminary bservations about it and invite the attention of international community of scientists towards its existence and studies and to establish finally whether or not it is a meteor impact crater.