Speed Comparison – Jet Airliner vs. Small Astronomical Bodies

Audience: 3rd grade and older

In the first view, this slide illustrates the difference in speed between a car and an airplane. In the second view, the speed of an airplane is compared to that of two interstellar objects, Oumuamua and Bennu. A third view shows the size difference between these two bodies and an average airplane.

Key messages: Asteroids move much faster than airplanes; and are also much bigger.

NOTE: This PowerPoint file has built-in interactive elements. To view them, you must be in "Slide Show" mode; you can then move to the next view either by clicking your mouse, the spacebar, or the arrow keys. This slide will not work in "regular viewing mode."