Space Debris Crashes in Kenya

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Space debris crashes into Kenyan village, believed to be leftover rocket hardware

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A large metallic ring roughly 8 feet ( 2.5 meters ) in diameter and weighing some 1,100 pounds ( 500 kilograms ) fell from the sky, reportedly "red-hot" and crashed into Mukuku village, in Makueni county in the country's south.

Investigators think the object is space debris, believed to be rocket leftovers that came crashing down, reportedly within the village at roughly 3 p.m. local time.

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