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What is the fuzzy outer layer of a comet called?
The Coma is the fuzzy outer layer of a comet.
Why does the coma of a comet grow as it nears the sun?
The tail of a comet, also known as its coma, grows as the comet gets close to the sun because of increases in temperature and force exerted by the solar wind. Since a comet's coma is usually composed of dust and vapor, the solar wind causes it to stream out away from the sun.
What is the hazy layer that surrounds a comet and nucleus?
The "coma".
How big is Halley's comet's coma?
Halley's comet coma is 100,000 miles vs 15 miles.
WHAT IS COMA FROM COMET?
Its the nebulous shock around the nucleus of the comet. Basically its the head of the comet.
Is the nucleus of a comet made of ice?
Yes a nucleus of a comet is made of ice because a comet nuclei are loose collections of ice, we need to break down the three main parts of a comet a nucleus, coma, and the tail.
What are the nucleus coma and tail parts of?
A comet
What is the layer that surrounds a comet's nucleus?
The "coma".
What are the components of the head of a comet?
nucleus and coma
What nucleus and the coma compose the of the comet.?
head
Correct term for the halo of light around a comet?
This is the coma, the portion of the comet that sublimates from the surface as it approaches the sun.
What is the diameter in the exact size of units is the coma of a comet?
Comet Tempel 1, as viewed by the Stardust-NEXT mission Credit. The total brightness of coma and nucleus is 10 units, the coma is 9 units.
