A meteor that struck the Empty Quarter four centuries ago
Saudi Gazette
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52 years ago, a National Geographic team visited a meteorite site
called Wabar in the Empty Quarter, one of the most desolate places on
earth, and documented the remnants of the spatial object that struck
Saudi Arabia some four centuries ago
PICTURES: Remains of meteor that struck Saudi Arabia four centuries ago
Al-Arabiya
The top section of the space-matter is currently on display at the National Museum of Saudi Arabia. (Supplied). Mohammed al-Harbi, Al Arabiya.net Saturday, 17 March 2018. The National Geographic team has visited a meteorite's site, called “Wobar,” in the Empty Quarter of the Saudi ...
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26 March 2018
12 May 2011
نيزك Umm Al-Hadid Meteorite Crater Saudi Arabia Camel Caravan Trek
نيزك Umm Al-Hadid Meteorite Crater Saudi Arabia Camel Caravan Trek -
A Trip Back In Time: Rub Al-Khali Camel Expedition 2011
ArabNews.com By BRADLEY WILKINSON, LIFE.STYLE@ARABNEWS.COM
..."After enjoying the waters, the team drove deeper into the desert to rendezvous with the camels and the support team. At times, it seemed as if the vehicle floated above the surface as the desert sands cushioned the ride. At that point, the final destination, the Umm Al-Hadid meteorite crater, lay about 240 km away. It was expected that the travelers would average about 35 km per day and cover the distance in one week. In the end, the caravan averaged 40 km per day and made the trip in six days."...
Camel Riding Group:
Bradley Wilkinson, Saudi Aramco Public Relations Department
Todd Nims, The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
James Duggan, son of Joe Duggan, Saudi Aramco Affairs Research and Advisory Group
Nabiel Al-Shaikh, Dammam Regional Museum
Fahad Al-Daajani, a freelance photographer from Khafji
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