File talk:Neo map.jpg

Exactly what is this image intended to demonstrate? If it's intended to be informative/factual it needs some pretty serious corrections.

SamSim (talk) 17:50, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The following are depicted as distinct classes of celestial objects: Comets, Asteroids, Potentially Hazardous Objects, Near-Earth Objects, Meteors and Meteorites. In fact, near-Earth objects are a subset of comets and asteroids, and potentially hazardous objects are a subset of near-Earth objects. A meteoroid, not listed, is a Solar System object smaller than a comet or asteroid: "meteor" refers to its visible trail on re-entry and "meteorite" refers to a meteoroid which has survived re-entry and landed on Earth. Neither of the latter two are relevant to the discussion.
 * Most of the classes of object are presented in the plural ("Comets") while only showing one example.
 * The scale is completely out of whack. Comets and asteroids should be similar in size. The "potentially hazardous object" should be asteroid-sized. The "near-Earth object" is inexplicably as large as planet Earth, and yet irregular.
 * Why is the "near-Earth object" the furthest from Earth in the diagram?