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Infographic: What’s the Difference Between a Comet, Asteroid and Meteor?
‘Name That Space Rock’ — describes the difference between all those flying rocks from space. Credit and copyright: Tim Lillis. Used by permission.
With all the various space rocks flying by and into Earth last Friday, perhaps you’ve been wondering about the correct terminology, since a rock from space has different names depending on what it is made of and where it is.
Infographics artist Tim Lillis has put together a primer of sorts, in the form of an infographic, describing the different between a comet, asteroid, meteoroid, meteor and meteorite.
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