The Size of Asteroids Compared to New York City

3D animator Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudios created a fascinating, if not terrifying, animation that visually compares the size of exceptional asteroids in our solar system to the tall buildings and soaring skyscrapers in New York City. If any of these hit the Earth it would be devastating.

These are the sizes of some asteroids compared to New York City.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.