BuzzFeed : This Is How Big Comet 67P Would Be On Earth

It’s probably a good thing the comet we landed on won’t be paying a visit to Earth.

Have you been wondering how big the comet we landed a probe on yesterday actually is? Here's your answer:

The European Space Agency, which ran the mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, produced these graphics imagining the comet coming to Earth and taking a trip around various European cities.

67P is big enough that it would cover most of central London, should it drop there from out of the sky.

Comet: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam; Map data ©2014 Google, Bluesky

In Paris, everything from the Arc de Triomphe to the Louvre would be covered by comet.

Comet: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam; Map data ©2014 Google, Bluesky

All of Rome's major tourist destinations would be completely cometted over.

Comet: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam; Map data ©2014 Google, Bluesky

And Amsterdam would do very badly out of the whole affair.

Comet: ESA/Rosetta/Navcam; Map data ©2014 Google, Bluesky

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