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What are comets?

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yu.esther ∙

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Updated: 3/25/2024

"Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun. When frozen, they are the size of a small town. When a comet's orbit brings it close to the Sun, it heats up and spews dust and gases into a giant glowing head larger than most planets."

-NASA

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