REAL LIFE NEWS: JUST HOW BIG ARE ASTEROIDS, ANYWAY?
by Hazed
We’re becoming increasingly aware of near Earth object (NEOs) - wandering asteroids or meteoroids that come close enough to our planet to cause concern. We now have a pretty good idea of which bodies are out there, due to approach the vicinity of Earth.
We know that if they actually hit the planet, it’d be disastrous. But how big are they, really?
Check out this visual representation of the Chelyabinsk meteoroid, hovering over a football field, to find out. It tells you more than any number of measurements and statistics would. Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. Kudos to the artist.
