not dug fell from the sky crashed in Namibia,a space junk whats it

[cw0909]

this might be a tough one

The 14-inch-wide (35-centimeter) metallic sphere hit the ground about 480 miles (750 kilometers) north of Windhoek, the African country's capital. It left a crater 13 inches (33 cm) deep and 12.5 feet (3.8 meters) across
The metal "space ball" weighs 13 pounds (6 kilograms). It has a rough surface and appears to consist of two halves that were welded together, according to AFP.
"It is not an explosive device, but rather hollow, but we had to investigate all this first," police deputy inspector general Vilho Hifindaka told AFP./Agence-France Presse
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45770...s-space-ball-crashes-down-namibia-grasslands/

 

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[jewelerguy]

it's a space lemon

 

[BosnMate]

A cannon ball from Mars!

 

[allan]

Chinese rocket part , they launched one on the 19th

 

[aquachigger]

It's a Salyut 7/Kosmos 1686 Helium Tank


http://fernlea.tripod.com/tank.html

 

[JHinPA]

It looks like Aquachigger was spot-on with his answer. I say this one is solved! Nice call Aquachigger. JHinPA

 

[bradyboy]

would think if it fell out of the sky it would be flattened, or at the very least - dented
Brady

 

[cw0909]

aquachigger,wow how did you know that,not so tough after all,great id
so the Russians must still be using these helium tanks the id you posted
of the helium tank fell in 7th February 1991,the one i posted fell in
mid-November this yr 2011


this one fell in 7th February 1991
This is a helium tank from the Russian Salyut 7-Cosmos 1686 (Kosmos 1686) spacecraft assembly, which went out of control and fell to Earth as a fireball, 3 to 4 years earlier than expected.
Controllers put the spacecraft into a spin and tried to control the impact into the Atlantic Ocean as 70Kg of fuel still remained onboard. This attempt failed and after a bright fireball that was witnessed by many local people, some fragments fell near the town of Capitan Bermudez, 400 Km from Buenos Aires, Argentina at 01:00 local time on 7th February 1991.
http://fernlea.tripod.com/tank.html



the one i posted was discovered in mid-November
The mystery sphere was discovered in mid-November, but local authorities held off on announcing the find until they could perform a few tests. They determined it poses no danger to the public
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45770...s-space-ball-crashes-down-namibia-grasslands/

 

[Ramitt]

Ya know 14 inches and 13 lbs does not seem so giant to me.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

American Airlines toilet plunger ball, from their really, really tiny bathrooms.
Carl