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What is the name for the outer part of the solar system where comets can be found?
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Where are comets found in solar system?
It has been suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun.
Where are the most of the known asteroids found?
I'm not sure about "most," but a substantial number of them are in the "asteroid belt," a toroidal (doughnut-shaped) region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. However, there are plenty of asteroids that are NOT in the asteroid belt; many are in irregular orbits zipping around the solar system. Beyond that, there are uncounted numbers of rocks of various sizes in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune, and we cannot begin to guess how many may be in the more-distant Oort Cloud, the predicted reservoir of long-period comets. We've never actually detected anything in the Oort Cloud; our telescopes aren't even close to being good enough for that. But we're fairly sure that there's stuff out there, because after 4.5 billion years, all of the known comets would long since have disintegrated. SOMETHING keeps dropping new comets into the solar system.
How do comets from the oort cloud differ from those found in the kuiper belt?
Comets are thought to have either originated from the Kuiper belt or the Oort cloud. The Oort cloud is much further out than the Kuiper belt, so comets with much longer periods are thought to originate from here, while shorter period comets are thought to mainly originate from the Kuiper belt. The Oort cloud extends as far out as 50,000 AU or nearly one light year from our sun - this is roughly where the boundary is for our solar systems gravitational influence. Passing stars and the gravitational effect of our galaxy are thought to dislodge objects from this hypothetical field of object, causing long term comets such as Halley's comet to enter into an eccentric orbit around our sun. The Kuiper belt, by contrast, extends from about 30 AU to 55AU. Generally speaking, the comets will be similar in composition, but those originating from the Oort cloud may have much longer periods and orbits.
Where are Comets usually found?
Comets can be formed anywhere in space. They are mainly composed of ice and dust, which can be acquired from anywhere in space i.e pieces of chipped planets or random space particle. Hope this was helpful x]
How were comets found?
Comets come from the Oort cloud and the Kupier Belt
Where do you find comets in the solar system?
comets can be found in the oort cloud to the south of Pluto
What is the name for the outer part of the solar system where comets can be found?
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What is name for the portion of the outer solar system where comets can be found?
the oort cloud and the kuiper belt
Where are comets found in solar system?
It has been suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun.
Where are the comets found?
It is believed that there is a large cloud of comets, called the Oort Cloud, orbiting the Sun at a relatively large distance. Now and then, one of them is budged by gravitational forces; as a result, they come closer to the Sun - where we are.
What are differences of comets meteoroid's asteroids?
Comets : mostly ice & are often in very distant elliptical orbits. Meteoroids and asteroids are usually rocky and/or metallic, asteroids are found in the asteroid belt (between Mars & Jupiter).
How do comets from the oort cloud differ from those found in the kuiper belt?
Comets are thought to have either originated from the Kuiper belt or the Oort cloud. The Oort cloud is much further out than the Kuiper belt, so comets with much longer periods are thought to originate from here, while shorter period comets are thought to mainly originate from the Kuiper belt. The Oort cloud extends as far out as 50,000 AU or nearly one light year from our sun - this is roughly where the boundary is for our solar systems gravitational influence. Passing stars and the gravitational effect of our galaxy are thought to dislodge objects from this hypothetical field of object, causing long term comets such as Halley's comet to enter into an eccentric orbit around our sun. The Kuiper belt, by contrast, extends from about 30 AU to 55AU. Generally speaking, the comets will be similar in composition, but those originating from the Oort cloud may have much longer periods and orbits.
Where are the most of the known asteroids found?
I'm not sure about "most," but a substantial number of them are in the "asteroid belt," a toroidal (doughnut-shaped) region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. However, there are plenty of asteroids that are NOT in the asteroid belt; many are in irregular orbits zipping around the solar system. Beyond that, there are uncounted numbers of rocks of various sizes in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune, and we cannot begin to guess how many may be in the more-distant Oort Cloud, the predicted reservoir of long-period comets. We've never actually detected anything in the Oort Cloud; our telescopes aren't even close to being good enough for that. But we're fairly sure that there's stuff out there, because after 4.5 billion years, all of the known comets would long since have disintegrated. SOMETHING keeps dropping new comets into the solar system.
Where are Comets usually found?
Comets can be formed anywhere in space. They are mainly composed of ice and dust, which can be acquired from anywhere in space i.e pieces of chipped planets or random space particle. Hope this was helpful x]
Where do comet comet come from?
They come from the outer reaches of space.
What is the difference between the orbit of a comet and the orbit of an asteroid?
Asteroids are found in the asteroid belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter; their orbits are only mildly elliptical, close to being circular, much like the Earth's own orbit. Comets are found mostly in the very far, outer solar system in a region called the Oort Cloud, well beyond Neptune and Pluto. They are sometimes perturbed into highly elliptical orbits which take them close to the sun before they return to the outer solar system.
