Lonar Crater — Veins of Fire draws on Lonar Crater, Buldhana, Maharashtra. A ~1.88 km impact crater in Deccan basalt holding a saline-alkaline lake; dated ~570 ka (Ar-Ar) or ~37.5 ka (cosmogenic), still debated. Created by Dr. Chandra Sekhar, PhD in Applied Geochemistry, Chandra Studios. AI-assisted, artist-directed and finished by Dr. Chandra Sekhar (Chandra Studios). Geological content researched and verified by the artist.