The Australian Space Agency has determined that the golden semi-cylinder shaped object who appeared on a beach in the West Coast of the country is probably “a solid rocket motor casing”, as reported on their social networks.
The agency confirms that the piece, which measures between 2 and 3 meters highis part of a rocket and that continues with “the process of identification of the type of rocket and its origin through continued engagement with our global counterparts.”
Since the object appeared, found on Sunday about 250 kilometers north of PerthSpeculations about its origin were unleashed. On social networks, some users They ventured that the object could belong to the flight MH360 disappeared in 2014, but authorities ruled out This possibility because of the state it is in.
It was also speculated that the remains They could belong to a spacecraft that India sent to the Moon last Fridayan option also ruled out because the experts assured that the object had been in the water for months.
The head of India’s space agency, Sreedhara Somanath, also put an end to the mystery in statements to the BBC by confirming that the object “it’s part of a rocket”. What she could not ensure is that he is of Indian origin. “We can’t confirm that he is ours unless we test him,” he said.