Meteors, Asteroids, and Comets: Beautiful Death Spheres

What's The Difference?

Type Location Composition and Size
Asteroid Space Huge: Rocks and Metals
Comet Space Small-Large: Ice, Dust, and Rocks
Meteoroid Space Small: Rocks and Metals
Meteor Planet's Atmosphere Small: Rocks and Metals
Meteorite Planet's Surface Small: Rocks and Metals

Some Common Comets and Asteroids that You May Know

Halley's Comet Discovered By: Edmond Halley (1758) Elliptical Orbit (e=0.97) Orbital Period: 75 Years Last Orbit In Inner Solar System: 1996 Next Orbit: 2061
Comet Hale-Bopp Discovered By: Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp (1995) Elliptical Orbit (e=0.99) Orbital Period: 2,533 Years Last Orbit In Inner Solar System: 2215 BCE Next Orbit: 4385
Vesta (Asteroid) Discovered By: Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers (1807) Elliptical Orbit (Asteroid Belt) (e=0.09) Orbital Period: 3.6 Years 4th Asteroid to Be Discovered Named After the Roman Goddess of the Hearth and Home
Pallas (Asteroid) Discovered By: Hienrich Wilhelm Olbers (1802) Elliptical Orbit (Asteroid Belt) (e=0.23) Orbital Period: 4.62 Years 2nd Asteroid to Be Discovered Named After the Greek Goddess of Wisdom
Hale-Bopp Comet Vesta Pallas Halley's Comet