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{{short description|Meteorite found on Mars}}
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|Name                      = Oileán Ruaidh (Mars rock)
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|Image_caption             = A picture of the rock taken by ''Opportunity'' rover while it was 31 meters away.
|Type                      = [[Astronomy:Iron meteorite|Iron meteorite]]
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|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 [[Astronomy:Iron meteorite|iron meteorite]]. It was given the name ''Oileán Ruaidh'' ("Red Island") after the [[Social:Irish language|Irish language]] name of Oileán Ruaidh island in County Donegal in Ireland.
[[File:PIA13418 - Oileán_Ruaidh meteorite on Mars (false colour).jpg|thumb|200px|left|A close-up of the meteorite (September 24, 2010).]]
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==See also==
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* {{annotated link|Astronomy:Block Island meteorite}}
* {{annotated link|Astronomy:Bounce Rock}}
* {{annotated link|Astronomy:Glossary of meteoritics}}
* {{annotated link|Astronomy:Heat Shield Rock}}
* {{annotated link|Astronomy:List of rocks on Mars}}
* {{annotated link|Astronomy:Mackinac Island meteorite}}
* {{annotated link|Astronomy:Mars}}
* {{annotated link|Astronomy:Mars Exploration Rover}}
* {{annotated link|Astronomy:Shelter Island meteorite}}
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==External links==
*[http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mer/news/mer20100921.html Mars Rover ''Opportunity'' Approaching Possible Meteorite]
{{Features visited by Opportunity}}
{{Mars}}
{{Geography of Mars|geology}}

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[[Category:Rocks on Mars]]
[[Category:Iron meteorites]]

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