Shelter Island meteorite
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Shelter Island meteorite viewed by the Opportunity rover (October 3, 2009).
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| Type | Iron |
| Parent body | Unknown |
| Composition | Kamacite, taenite[1] |
| Weathering grade | Large-scale, cavernous weathering[1] |
| Country | Mars |
| Region | Meridiani Planum |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[2] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Fall date | Possibly late Noation |
| Found date | December 1, 2009 |
| Strewn field | Possibly[3] |
 Shelter Island meteorite - close-up (October 1, 2009). |
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Shelter Island meteorite was found on Mars by the Opportunity rover on October 1, 2009. It is about 27 centimetres (11 in) long.[4]
History
Shelter Island was the second of three iron meteorites encountered by the rover on Meridiani Planum within a few hundred meters, the others being Block Island and Mackinac Island.[1]
Shelter Island may have fallen on Mars in the late Noachian period and is extensively weathered.[1][3]
See also
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References
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| Adirondack (Spirit) |
Barnacle Bill (Sojourner) |
Bathurst Inlet (Curiosity) |
Big Joe* (Viking) |
Block Island (Opportunity) M |
Bounce (Opportunity) |
Coronation (Curiosity) |
El Capitan (Opportunity) |
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| Esperance* (Opportunity) |
Goulburn (Curiosity) |
Heat Shield (Opportunity) M |
Home Plate (Spirit) |
Hottah (Curiosity) |
Jake Matijevic (Curiosity) |
Last Chance (Opportunity) |
Link (Curiosity) |
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| Mackinac Island (Opportunity) M |
Mimi* (Spirit) |
Oileán Ruaidh (Opportunity) M |
Pot of Gold (Spirit) |
Rocknest 3 (Curiosity) |
Shelter Island (Opportunity) M |
Tintina (Curiosity) |
Yogi (Sojourner) |
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