Shelter Island meteorite
| Shelter Island meteorite | |
|---|---|
Noachian | |
| Found date | December 1, 2009 |
| Strewn field | Possibly[3] |
 Shelter Island meteorite - close-up (October 1, 2009). | |
 Related media on Wikimedia Commons | |
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
See also
- Atmospheric reentry
- Bounce Rock
- Glossary of meteoritics
- Heat Shield Rock
- List of Martian meteorites
- List of meteorites on Mars
- Oileán Ruaidh meteorite
- List of surface features of Mars imaged by Opportunity
References
- ^ hdl:1893/17110.
- ^ Google Mars
- ^ .
- ^ "Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite". NASA. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
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