Blast from the Past: Deciphering India’s Luna Crater

A round depression in the salty plains of the Kutch Basin reveals telltale signs of a prehistoric meteorite impact.

---

NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published July 5, 2025
Data acquired February 24, 2024

Source:

Landsat 8 > OLI

Collection:

Impact Craters