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Is a comet made of gas or rock?

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Anonymous

8y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Comets are often described as 'dirty snowballs', because they are composed of ice and rocky debris. However, when they approach the Sun in their orbits, many of their constituents become gases. Some of the gases are ionized by the Sun's rays, and form the famous 'tail'.

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