| Shelter Island meteorite | |
| Type: | Iron |
| Parent Body: | Unknown |
| Weathering: | Large-scale, cavernous weathering |
| Country: | Mars |
| Region: | Meridiani Planum |
| Lat Long: | -2.1178°N -5.5281°W[1] |
| Observed Fall: | No |
| Fall Date: | Possibly late Noachian |
| Found Date: | December 1, 2009 |
| Strewn Field: | Possibly |
| Image2 Caption: | 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 long.[2]
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.[3]
Shelter Island may have fallen on Mars in the late Noachian period and is extensively weathered.[4]