Astronomy:Shelter Island meteorite
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Short description: Meteorite on Mars
| Shelter Island meteorite | |
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 Shelter Island meteorite viewed by the Opportunity 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″S 05°31′41.30″W / 2.11778°S 5.528139°W[2] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Fall date | Possibly late Noachian |
| Found date | December 1, 2009 |
| Strewn field | Possibly[3] |
 Shelter Island meteorite - close-up (October 1, 2009). | |
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
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ashley, J. W. (July 2011). "Evidence for mechanical and chemical alteration of iron-nickel meteorites on Mars: Process insights for Meridiani Planum". Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets 116 (E7): E00F20. doi:10.1029/2010JE003672. Bibcode: 2011JGRE..116.0F20A.
- ↑ Google Mars
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Beech, Martin; Ian M. Coulson (2010). "The making of Martian meteorite Block Island". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 404 (3): 1457. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16350.x. Bibcode: 2010MNRAS.404.1457B.
- ↑ "Opportunity Finds Another Meteorite". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/multimedia/mer20091002.html.
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