We’re at present making enquiries associated to this object positioned on a seashore close to Jurien Bay in Western Australia.

The thing could possibly be from a international area launch car and we’re liaising with world counterparts who might be able to present extra info.

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— Australian Area Company (@AusSpaceAgency) July 17, 2023

The large copper-coloured cylinder was discovered considerably broken and leaning on its facet, in keeping with The Guardian. In photos, the copper cylinder appears fairly weather-worn and appears to have fairly a couple of barnacles connected to it, indicating that it has been within the ocean for some time.

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Western Australia police stated, primarily based on evaluation of the thing by the hearth division’s chemistry centre that “the thing is secure and there’s no present danger to the group” though that they had initially handled the thing as “hazardous” till additional assessments could possibly be made.

Science Alert identified the likelihood that the rocket might have an Indian connection—it could possibly be a part of the third-stage booster of the Indian Area Analysis Organisation’s (ISRO) Polar Satellite tv for pc Launch Automobile (PSLV). A picture of engineers hoisting PSLV’s third-stage exhibits a part that doesn’t look dissimilar to the thing that washed up in Australia.

PSLV’s third stage hoisted up within the air. (Wikimedia basis)

European Area Company engineer Andrea Boyd informed Australian Broadcasting Corp. that her colleagues imagine the merchandise washed up from the Indian Ocean from an Indian rocket that launched the satellite tv for pc. “We’re fairly positive, primarily based on the form and the dimensions, it’s an upper-stage engine from an Indian rocket that’s used for lots of various missions,” AP quoted her as saying.