A 2.5-meter wide, 500kg metallic ring, identified as space debris, fell to Earth in a Kenyan village, prompting an investigation by the Kenya Space Agency.
A large, reddish-hot object fell from the sky into a Kenya n village on Monday afternoon, according to local residents cited by the country’s national broadcaster. The object has since been identified as a fragment of a space object by the Kenya Space Agency (KSA). The KSA said it has taken custody of the object that landed in the remote village of Mukuku, in the southern county of Makueni, describing it as apparent space junk measuring 2.5m wide and weighing 500kg.
The agency said it is a metallic ring measuring approximately 2.5m in diameter and weighing about 500kg, a fragment of a space object. Preliminary assessments suggest it is a separation ring from a rocket. The KSA noted that space debris more typically falls into the ocean or burns up before entering Earth’s atmosphere. The fallen object is likely an isolated case. Julius Rotich, Mbooni Sub County Police Commander, told the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation that the object was still hot when officers arrived Monday, and that residents had to be cordoned off from the area until it cooled down. The broadcaster showed images of police tape wrapped around the ring, which had fallen into some trees and brush, as residents gathered around. The KSA is analysing the object and working to confirm where exactly it came from
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