Ghubara
A find, recorded in 1954 in Oman · 1.8 tonnes recovered · L5
Ghubara ranks 33rd by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). No other find recorded in Oman is heavier; 2,993 finds there have complete records. Among l chondrites it is the first-heaviest find. Only three observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 19.228° N, 56.143° E
Rings every 500 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Kaidun, 957 km to the south-west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1980). In 1954, the year Ghubara entered the record, six meteorites were seen to fall: Yangchiang in China, Nikolskoe in Russia, Sylacauga in the United States and three others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaidun | 1980 | CR2 | 2 kg | 957 km south-west |
| 2 | Ras Tanura | 1961 | H6 | 6.1 g | 1,030 km north-west |
| 3 | Tathlith | 1967 | L6 | 2.5 kg | 1,302 km west |
| 4 | Yafa | 2000 | H5 | 5.7 kg | 1,320 km south-west |
| 5 | Karkh | 1905 | L6 | 22 kg | 1,472 km north-east |
Ghubara among other finds
In the record, 2,668 finds carry the label L5, against 76 observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (L chondrite) is Tathlith, 1,302 km away in Saudi Arabia, one of 373 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Wabar lies closest: 643 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Santa Luzia (1.9 tonnes) and Gebel Kamil (1.6 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghubara | L5 | 1954 | 1.8 tonnes |
| 2 | Jiddat al Harasis 073 | L6 | 2002 | 550 kg |