| Shelter Island meteorite | |
|---|---|
 Shelter Island meteorite viewed by theOpportunity rover (October 3, 2009). | |
| Type | Iron |
| Parent body | Unknown |
| Composition | Kamacite,taenite[1] |
| Weathering grade | Large-scale, cavernous weathering[1] |
| Country | Mars |
| Region | Meridiani Planum |
| Coordinates | 02°07′04″S05°31′41.30″W / 2.11778°S 5.5281389°W /-2.11778; -5.5281389[2] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Fall date | Possibly lateNoachian |
| 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 theOpportunity rover on October 1, 2009. It is about 27 centimetres (11 in) long.[4]
Shelter Island was the second of three iron meteorites encountered by the rover onMeridiani Planum within a few hundred meters, the others beingBlock Island andMackinac Island.[1]
Shelter Island may have fallen on Mars in the lateNoachian period and is extensively weathered.[1][3]
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