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Comets are basically huge, dirty snowballs that circle the sun in irregular, elliptical orbits. Some comets have fairly regular patterns of orbit such as Haley's. If a comet bisects the orbit of a planet or other solar body, it can cause massive damage. Remember, it was the Hale-Bopp comet that struck Jupiter fairly recently, and that punched holes in Jupiter's atmosphere that remained visible for weeks.
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What is a ball of ice dust and gasses that travels through space and orbits the sun?
a comet/meteorite
Is Halley's comet a planet or a comet?
It is a comet.
What names are given to different comets?
Comets are named after the people who have discovered it or by the shape or after break away from a parent comet. eg: Halley's comet Tempel-Tuffle comet Biela's comet Encke's comet Ikeya Seki comet kooutek comet comet west comet Bowell comet IRAS -Araki-Alcock Comet Austin.
What was the comet seen by ancient Mesopotamians?
Halley's Comet
How does a comet begin?
The comet's tail is in front of the comet, not after
What is a dead comet?
a dead comet is>......a out gassed comet.
What is the definition of a comet head?
A comet head is the top of the comet like its nucleus is on the top of the comet.
Which reindeer's name is also the name of a kitchen cleanser?
=The reindeer who's name is also the name of a kitchen cleanser is COMET=
What kind of comet is Halley's comet?
A short period comet.
Is comet west real?
no comet west is not a real comet
How did the comet get its name?
from the greek word comet, meaning "to comet"
What are the name of a comet's?
there's comet halley, comet hale-bop, comet borrelly, and Comet wild 2... that's all i can think now.
