Do you know the difference between Asteroids, Comets, Meteorites ?
![asteroid astronomy Comet educational meteorite science Space](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/5260e6103147275.5f4691951ee4f.gif)
![asteroid astronomy Comet educational meteorite science Space](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/9c1a46103147275.5f4691951ddc5.gif)
Well, the bigger rocks are called Asteroids.
The smaller are Meteroids, ...
![asteroid astronomy Comet educational meteorite science Space](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/f25b01103147275.5f4691951f264.gif)
...and when they fly through the Earth's atmosphere, they're called Meteors.
![asteroid astronomy Comet educational meteorite science Space](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/aebfd2103147275.5f4691951e957.gif)
If they manage to survive their burning descent and land on Earth, we call them Meteorites.
![asteroid astronomy Comet educational meteorite science Space](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/0cd347103147275.5f4691951f767.gif)
Some meteorites contain Iron, which makes them very dense, dark, and magnetic.
![asteroid astronomy Comet educational meteorite science Space](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/d11573103147275.5f4691951e2a7.gif)
They are the oldest thing you could ever touch, as they are the same age as the Solar system.
Learn more by watching the whole film :
SPACE ROCKS is an educational short film I made at Beakus, commissioned by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in collaboration with the European Space Agency.
Full credits here.
Thanks for watching !