Debris found in Southern CA Desert - Anyone know what it might be?

The three tubular things look like hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders.

Pat BRBR


I can't imagine this being a satellite or components thereof. There's almost
no evidence of heating, and the impact speed should have been high enough to
both crush and bury it a lot more.

Knowing what it's not, of course, doesn't tell you what it is. Those
cylinders do look like actuators of some sort. It's not obvious (to me,
anyway) whether the tubing and connectors are for hydraulic fluid or for
compressed air. The idea of a balloon-borne instrument capsule comes to mind
for some reason, but that's just one possibility among many at this point.
I'll be very interested in finding out what the answer turns out to be.





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The three tubular things look like hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders.

Pat BRBR


I can't imagine this being a satellite or components thereof. There's almost
no evidence of heating, and the impact speed should have been high enough to
both crush and bury it a lot more.

Wouldn't the impact speed have been the same as for anything else that
falls out of the sky (from an aircraft, for instance)? Terminal velocity
isn't necessarily going to bury it. It certainly doesn't look burnt,
though, unlike the pictures of rocket debris I've seen.
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