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500 kg, 2.5 meter #object from #space crashes into Mukuku village in Makueni county, #Kenya - (mastodon.cc)

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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?

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

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I doubt it would be spin-stabilized. I think tumbling would be more likely.

It looks like it has a decent amount of cross-sectional area for its mass. If it is steel, it could withstand pretty high temperatures without melting.