China has new images showing object in southern Indian Ocean

China announced that it has satellite images of a large object floating in the search area for the missingMalaysia Airlines plane, but Australian-led search teams in the southern Indian Ocean found no sign of it Saturday.Another day of intense searches by air and sea concluded for the night with no new clues to give families answers about the fate of the passengers and crew.The object the Chinese photographed is 22.5 meters long and 13 meters wide (74 feet by 43 feet), officials said.China said the satellite images showing the"suspected floating object" were captured four days ago, on March 18.As a result of the recently reported satellite sighting approximately 1,500 miles off the coast of Perth, Australia, plans are underway to acquire imagery within the next few days, NASA said Saturday.The space agency said it will check archives of satellite data and use space-based assets such as the Earth-Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite and the ISERV camera on the International Space Station to acquire images of possible crash sites. The resolution of theseimages could be used to identify objects of about 98 feet (30 meters) or larger.The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the spot of the sighting was within Saturday's search area, but that the object was not found. Searchers willtake the Chinese information into consideration as they design their search for Sunday, AMSA said.The floating object was about 77 miles from where earlier satellite images spotted floating debris.At least six search flights were involved Saturday, including two private jets.Though the two civilian jets did not have radar, their role was crucial, authorities said.

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