Wabar
A find, recorded in 1863 in Saudi Arabia · 2.5 tonnes recovered · Iron, IIIAB
Wabar ranks 25th 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 Saudi Arabia is heavier; 25 finds there have complete records. Only two observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 21.500° N, 50.472° E
Rings every 500 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Ras Tanura, 575 km to the north, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1961). In 1863, the year Wabar entered the record, six meteorites were seen to fall: Pillistfer in Estonia, Tourinnes-la-Grosse in Belgium, Buschhof in Romania and three others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ras Tanura | 1961 | H6 | 6.1 g | 575 km north |
| 2 | Tathlith | 1967 | L6 | 2.5 kg | 740 km west |
| 3 | Kaidun | 1980 | CR2 | 2 kg | 758 km south |
| 4 | Yafa | 2000 | H5 | 5.7 kg | 1,032 km south-west |
| 5 | Al Rais | 1957 | CR2-an | 160 g | 1,167 km west |
Wabar among other finds
In the record, 256 finds carry the label Iron, IIIAB, against 10 observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IIIAB) is Samelia, 2,525 km away in India, one of 11 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Alkhamasin lies closest: 589 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Old Woman (2.8 tonnes) and Huckitta (2.3 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wabar | Iron, IIIAB | 1863 | 2.5 tonnes |
| 2 | Alkhamasin | Iron, IIAB | 1973 | 1.2 tonnes |