Editing Meteorite (section)

====Arabian Peninsula====
[[File:Meteoritenfund auf Wüstenpflaster.jpg|thumb|Meteorite find [[in situ]] on [[desert pavement]], [[Rub' al Khali]], Saudi Arabia. Probable [[chondrite]], weight 408.5 grams.]]
In 1999, meteorite hunters discovered that the desert in southern and central [[Oman]] were also favorable for the collection of many specimens. The gravel plains in the [[Dhofar]] and [[Al Wusta Region (Oman)|Al Wusta]] regions of Oman, south of the sandy deserts of the [[Empty Quarter|Rub' al Khali]], had yielded about 5,000 meteorites as of mid-2009. Included among these are a large number of [[lunar meteorite|lunar]] and [[mars meteorite|Martian]] meteorites, making Oman a particularly important area both for scientists and collectors. Early expeditions to Oman were mainly done by commercial meteorite dealers, however, international teams of Omani and European scientists have also now collected specimens.

The recovery of meteorites from Oman is currently prohibited by national law, but a number of international hunters continue to remove specimens now deemed national treasures. This new law provoked a small [[international incident]], as its implementation preceded any public notification of such a law, resulting in the prolonged imprisonment of a large group of meteorite hunters, primarily from Russia, but whose party also consisted of members from the US as well as several other European countries.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}