• Thumbnail for Oileán Ruaidh (Mars rock)
    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...
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    The composition of Mars covers the branch of the geology of Mars that describes the make-up of the planet Mars. Mars is differentiated, which—for a terrestrial...
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    "Mackinac Island" meteorite on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity rover (October 13, 2009). "Oileán Ruaidh" meteorite on Mars – viewed by the Opportunity rover...
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    Island meteorite Bounce Rock El Capitan Heat Shield Rock Last Chance Mackinac Island meteorite Matijevic Hill Oileán Ruaidh Shelter Island meteorite...
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    of rocks on Mars – Alphabetical list of named rocks and meteorites found on Mars Mackinac Island meteorite – Martian meteorite Oileán Ruaidh meteorite –...
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    The geology of Mars is the scientific study of the surface, crust, and interior of the planet Mars. It emphasizes the composition, structure, history...
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    Yogi Rock is a rock on Mars that was discovered during the Mars Pathfinder mission in 1997, and named by Geoffrey A. Landis. The rocks found on the mission...
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    Block Island Bounce Rock El Capitan Heat Shield Rock (formally the Meridiani Planum meteorite) Last Chance Mackinac Island Oileán Ruaidh Shelter Island Jelly...
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    a pyramidal rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate...
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    nickname for Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's first target rock.[citation needed] Scientists chose Adirondack to be Spirit's first target rock after considering...
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    Curious rock, "animated" via wiggle stereoscopy. Wikinews has related news: Spirit Rover on Mars finds water made 'silica-rich soil' List of rocks on Mars "Spirit...
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    the nickname for a knobby, softball-sized rock in Gusev Crater on Mars. During an examination by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on June 25, 2004,...
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    Block Island meteorite (category Meteorites found on Mars)
    Atmospheric reentry Bounce Rock Glossary of meteoritics Heat Shield Rock List of Martian meteorites List of meteorites on Mars Oileán Ruaidh meteorite Nemiroff...
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    Barnacle Bill is a 40-centimetre (16 in) rock on Mars in Ares Vallis. It was the first rock on Mars analyzed by the Sojourner rover using its Alpha Proton...
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    Mackinac Island meteorite (category Meteorites found on Mars)
    of Martian meteorites List of meteorites on Mars Oileán Ruaidh meteorite List of surface features of Mars imaged by Opportunity Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell...
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    Link is a rock outcrop on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The outcrop...
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    Composition of Mars Geology of Mars Goulburn (Mars) Link (Mars) List of rocks on Mars Rock outcrop Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory Water on Mars Brown, Dwayne;...
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    Shelter Island meteorite (category Meteorites found on Mars)
    of Martian meteorites List of meteorites on Mars Oileán Ruaidh meteorite List of surface features of Mars imaged by Opportunity Ashley, J. W.; et al....
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  • Thumbnail for Bathurst Inlet (rock)
    Inlet is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The rock was encountered...
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    Scour, is a rock outcrop on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons ("Mount Sharp"), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The outcrop...
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    Rocknest 3 (redirect from Rocknest 3 (rock))
    Rocknest 3 is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate...
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    Bounce Rock is a football-sized primarily pyroxene rock found within the Meridiani Planum of the planet Mars. It was discovered and observed by the Mars Exploration...
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    N165 (redirect from Coronation rock)
    N165 ("Coronation" rock) is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on the planet Mars near the landing site ("Bradbury Landing") of the Curiosity...
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  • Thumbnail for El Capitan (Mars)
    El Capitan is a layered rock outcrop found within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars, this geological outcrop was first...
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  • Thumbnail for Tintina (rock)
    Tintina is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate...
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  • Thumbnail for Last Chance (Mars)
    Chance is a layered rock outcrop found within the Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle (MC-19) region of the planet Mars, discovered by the Mars Exploration Rover...
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    Northwest Africa 7034 Northwest Africa 7325 Norton County Novato O–P Oileán Ruaidh (Mars) Old Woman Oldenburg Omolon Orgueil Ornans Osseo Ourique Pallasovka...
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    Meridiani Planum (category Albedo features on Mars)
    sitting on the plains (Heat Shield Rock (shown in Figure 8), Block Island, Shelter Island, Mackinac Island, Oileán Ruaidh, and Ireland), although these six...
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