Mystery object found washed up on remote Australian beach identified as space debris
by Australian Associated Press from Science | The Guardian on (#6DEPD)
The huge cylinder, which was found near Green Head, north of Perth, Western Australia, is most likely from an Indian rocket, space agency says
A large chunk of space debris that washed up on a remote West Australian beach is most likely from an Indian launch vehicle, the Australian Space Agency says.
The cylinder, about 2.5m high and partly made of a gold-coloured woven material, was found earlier in July near Green Head, about 250km north of Perth.
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