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by rozab 1051 days ago
It was positively identified in the reddit thread about half an hour after it was posted, not sure how the media has managed to drag the story out for so long
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mulmen 1051 days ago
Reddit has been wrong.
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Dylan16807 1051 days ago
Yeah but there are plenty of experts to ask about the single specific claim.
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nhinck2 1051 days ago
And how many different claims are there?
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Dylan16807 1051 days ago
I didn't look but it would be easy to toss the top three credible claims at them.
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mulmen 1050 days ago
But how does a non-expert determine credibility?
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Dylan16807 1050 days ago
Taking their best guess is fine. Or just taking the top three comments that don't seem ridiculous.

In this case the top comment on /r/whatisthisthing is "Looks to be a perfect match for India’s PSLV third stage." with comparison photos, the second-top comment is "Looks like a fuel tank for a rocket of some type.", and the third-top comment is "looks very similar to the Delta IV heavy fuel tank".

It's a nice plausible answer and about as straightforward a question you can get for asking an expert.

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