Wabar vs Gibeon

Wabar is an iron meteorite and associated impact site in the Rub' al Khali desert of Saudi Arabia. The event produced several craters and scattered iron fragments, impact glass, and other material formed under extreme heat and pressure. Explorer Harry St John Philby reached and described the site in 1932; subsequent study has used its well-preserved desert features to investigate the effects of a...

Gibeon is an iron meteorite discovered in Namibia, where fragments were dispersed across a large strewn field before their extraterrestrial origin was recognized. Classified as a IVA fine octahedrite, it displays intersecting bands of iron-nickel minerals known as a Widmanstatten pattern when a polished surface is etched. Gibeon material is used in scientific study and in collections, although the...