Monday, December 26, 2011

Metal sphere that crashed to Earth in Namibia is a fuel tank from rocket (or Santa's Sled?)

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The mysterious metal sphere fell to the ground in a remote area of northern Namibia has now been identified as a hydrazine tank from an unmanned rocket, shown as new left.

When the 13lbs, 14 inch ball smashed to earth in mid- November it sparked a national security issue with the Namibian authorities asking NASA for help in identifying it.


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2 comments:

  1. jadedjDecember 27, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    I think it looks suspiciously like a toilet tank float. Giant aliens?

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  2. ChimpDecember 27, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    LOL. I thought the same, the first time I saw it.

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