Australian authorities found a tiny radioactive capsule that had been lost in the Outback for two weeks.
A government official said that the search team "quite literally found the needle in the haystack" after looking for the pea-sized capsule along an 870-mile (1,400 km) stretch of highway.
- The capsule, which is 6 mm in diameter and 8 mm in length, was part of a mining tool to measure de density of iron ore.
- It was lost when it fell off a truck that traveled a distance longer than the length of Great Britain.
- The capsule contains Caesium-137 and emits radiation equivalent to 10 X-rays per hour.
- The research team used radiation-detecting tools to find the capsule.
- Police warned people to stay at least five meters away from the capsule, as exposure to it could cause radiation burns and radiation sickness.
