Oileán Ruaidh (Mars rock)
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 A picture of the rock taken by Opportunity rover while it was 31 meters away. | |
| Type | Iron meteorite |
| Found date | September 2010 |
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Oileán Ruaidh (pronounced "ill-lawn roo-ah") is a rock discovered on Mars in September 2010 by the Opportunity rover. It is a 45 centimeter wide dark rock that is thought to be an iron meteorite. It was given the name Oileán Ruaidh ("Red Island") after the Irish language name of Oileán Ruaidh island in County Donegal in Ireland.
A close-up of the meteorite (September 24, 2010).
See also[]
- Atmospheric reentry
- Block Island meteorite
- Bounce Rock – Football-sized primarily pyroxene rock found in the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle of Mars
- Glossary of meteoritics – Wikipedia glossary
- Heat Shield Rock – Basketball-sized iron-nickel meteorite found on Mars
- List of rocks on Mars – Alphabetical list of named rocks and meteorites found on Mars
- Mackinac Island meteorite – Martian meteorite
- Mars – Planet
- Mars Exploration Rover – NASA mission to explore Mars via two rovers (Spirit and Opportunity); launched in 2003
- Shelter Island meteorite
- List of surface features of Mars imaged by Opportunity
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