Mackinac Island meteorite
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| Type | Iron |
| Parent body | Unknown |
| Composition | Nickel, iron, Kamacite, taenite[1][2] |
| Weathering grade | Large-scale, cavernous weathering[2] |
| Country | Mars |
| Region | Meridiani Planum |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[3] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Fall date | Possibly late Noation |
| Found date | 2009-10-13[4] |
| Strewn field | Possibly[5] |
Mackinac Island meteorite was found on Mars by the Opportunity rover on October 13, 2009.
History
Mackinac Island was the third of three iron meteorites encountered by the rover on Meridiani Planum within a few hundred meters, the others being Shelter Island and Block Island.[2]
Mackinac Island may have fallen on Mars in the late Noachian period and is extensively weathered.[2][5]
See also
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References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Google Mars
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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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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