Mysterious object found on Australian beach identified as space debris

(Patria) - A mysterious object that washed ashore in Western Australia is actually debris from an Indian space launch.

- The cylinder was part of a rocket launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ISRO Director Sudheer Kumar told CNN.

The Australian Space Agency announced yesterday on Twitter that it had concluded its investigation into the object and reached the same conclusion.

A giant mysterious metal cylinder has left locals stumped after the debris appeared suddenly on the shoreline of WA's Midwest.

The huge metal object was found on a beach near Green Head on Sunday, with local residents reporting the suspicious item to police.

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Since appearing in July on a beach in Green Head, a coastal town 250 kilometers north of Perth, the cylindrical object, about 2.5 meters wide and between 2.5 and 3 meters long, has caused great excitement among local residents.

Initially, it was speculated that the wreckage could be part of MH370 - a plane that disappeared off the west coast of Australia in 2014 with 239 passengers.

However, aviation experts soon clarified that the object could not have originated from a commercial aircraft and was likely a fuel tank from a rocket that had fallen into the Indian Ocean at some point.

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Locals found a huge mysterious object, no one knows what it is

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"The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is a medium-lift launch vehicle operated by ISRO.

The debris remains in storage, and the Australian Space Agency is cooperating with ISRO, which will further confirm the next steps, including considering obligations under the United Nations space treaties," stated the Australian Space Agency, as reported by Index.hr.

Space rockets are multi-stage, meaning they consist of different fuel sections, each of which is ejected in sequential order, with most of the debris falling back to Earth.