Within the last ten years Oman has yielded almost one-fifth of the world's meteorites, a hoard of more than 5000 samples weighing four tons. The Oman finds include one-third of all known lunar meteorites, and a handful of specimens from Mars.

Where are the meteorites in Oman?

In 2011, the Sultanate accounted for 14 per cent of all the world's meteorite finds, excluding Antarctica. The Dhofar and Al Wusta Governorates, especially areas like Jiddat al Harasis, Al Huqf, Jiddat Arkad, Shalim, Sayh al Uhaymir and Ramlat As'Samaha yielded more than 3,600 meteorites as against 1,805 in 2007.

Which country has the most meteorites?

More than 39,000 meteorites have been found in Antarctica by government funded expeditions, mainly by the U.S. and Japan. Nearly all of these have been found since 1976. Over 12,000 meteorites have been found in the Sahara Desert of northern Africa, most since 1995, mainly by nomads and private collectors.