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How big was Hale-Bopp comet?
Hale-Bopp comet had a nucleus estimated to be about 18 to 40 kilometers in diameter, making it one of the largest observed comets of the 20th century.
How big are comets and asteroids?
Anywhere from the size of pebbles (1 cm) to gigantic rocks that rival some of the moons of other planets for size (1000 km diameter)
What did scientists believe about comets in 1910?
they belived that comets are small and big
What most less than 100 m in diameter?
comets
What is the average range in size for most comets?
They range from a diameter of 100m to 40+ kilometers
What is comets diameter?
It is not exactly a sphere, the longest axis is 15km and the shortest one is 8km.
Are comets small?
Comets are generally fairly large, dozens or hundreds of miles in diameter. Small compared to planets or asteroids, but large compared to meteors or dust.
Where are comets created?
Comets are created in the Oort cloud. The Oort cloud is a big circle of ice and dust surrounding our solar system.
What is smaller moons comets asteroids or planets?
Although comets appear very large when they are near the Sun because of the large dust cloud that follows behind them, they are actually the smallest of the objects listed. Comets typically have a diameter of less than 6 miles, which is much smaller than the typical diameter of the other objects listed above.
How big is twelve inches in diameter?
Twelve inches is a length. It can be a diameter, but if it is a diameter, you would simply say 'The circle is 12 inches diameter'. So; how big is it - it is 12 inches.
Are meteoroids smaller than comets but larger than asteroids?
Meteoroids are smaller than both comets and asteroids. They are small rocky or metallic objects that are typically smaller than asteroids and comets, which are large bodies that can range in size from several meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter.
How big is 15.5 inch diameter?
It is a diameter of 39.37 cm.
