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sebastian büttrich@mastodon.cc to European Space Agency@feddit.nl · 4 months ago

500 kg, 2.5 meter #object from #space crashes into Mukuku village in Makueni county, #Kenya -

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500 kg, 2.5 meter #object from #space crashes into Mukuku village in Makueni county, #Kenya -

sebastian büttrich@mastodon.cc to European Space Agency@feddit.nl · 4 months ago
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500 kg, 2.5 meter #object from #space crashes into Mukuku village in Makueni county, #Kenya -

It is claimed its sound could be heard from 200 km away.

Current identification says it is a #separation #ring from a #rocket

(and it does in fact resemble one) -

any experts here who recognize the make?

@space @planet4589
@esa
@nasa (more links in first comment)

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/object-that-fell-from-the-skies-identified-as-separation-ring-from-a-rocket-4875322

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    Jonathan McDowell who works at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told Inside Outer Space that there is “no obvious space candidate

    He has since revised his opinion after reviewing more data: https://bsky.app/profile/planet4589.bsky.social/post/3lezeu2zodk22

    Well, my skepticism about the Kenya space debris may have been wrong. I reviewed the data again, concluding that Space Force estimates of the Ariane V184 upper stage reentry are unreliable; an assocation with this object can’t be ruled out.

    He has posted a more detailed writeup here: https://planet4589.org/space/misc/kenya/index.html

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