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Oileán Ruaidh (Mars rock)

Meteorite found on Mars

Summary

Meteorite found on Mars

Field	Value
Name	Oileán Ruaidh (Mars rock)
Image	Oileán Ruaidh.jpg
Image_caption	A picture of the rock taken by Opportunity rover while it was 31 meters away.
Type	Iron meteorite
Lat_Long
Found_date	September 2010

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).

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