How big are these space rocks? These frightening graphics compare asteroid sizes to different places on Earth.

Above: This graphic imagines asteroid 243 Ida as it would fantastically hover over the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Credit and copyright: Ciro Villa.

Ciro Villa said:

“My representations are is purely for illustrative purposes. I have maintained the size ratios and proportions as accurately as possible just to demonstrate the dimensions. This is mostly a ‘fun’ exercise.”

An imaginary graphic depicting how Deimos would look if it hovered over Paris, France. Credit and copyright: Ciro Villa.

Villa said:

“Deimos is about 15 kilometers across, so I have measured a portion of the city of Paris, France of about 5 Kilometers and properly scaled Deimos. For added dramatics, I have purposely shown enough of Deimos hovering to show about 5 kilometers of Paris, to show some of the landmarks (notice the Eiffel tower). Had I decided to show all of Deimos, the scale would have been too large to recognize any of the landmarks of Paris.”

Asteroid 433 Eros over Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Credit and copyright: Ciro Villa.

A graphic imagining asteroid Phoebe (Saturn IX) hovering Central Florida. Credit and copyright: Ciro Villa.

Villa said:

“Phoebe shares an approximate diameter of 200 kilometers with the central portion of the state, and I wanted to ‘play’ with my imagination a bit!”

Asteroids Orcus and Vanth hovering over Eastern Texas and Western Arkansas. Credit and copyright: Ciro Villa.

via universetoday

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