Mystery object found washed up on remote Australian beach identified as space debris

The huge cylinder, which was found near Green Head, north of Perth, Western Australia, is most likely from an Indian rocket, space agency says

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A large chunk of space debris that washed up on a remote West Australian beach is mostly 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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