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Dirty snow balls, so dirty they are blacker than graphite (pencil lead).
When they approach the sun some of the snow vaporizes (sublimes) and the dirt released is blown away from the sun, reflecting sunlight forming a bright "tail".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agocomets are balls of ice dust rock and gas
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Are comets strong?
Comets, like all objects in the solar system, are held together by their internal strength. The force of gravity can cause comets to rip apart.
Where do Comets with extremely elliptical orbits like comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp come from?
The Oort Cloud
Comets with extremely elliptical orbits like comets Hyakutake and Hale-Bopp are?
Of course, all comets around the sun are coming under the family of planets but with large eccentricity. But we would like to differentiate them because of that large eccentricity.
Are comets like planets?
No. Comets are much smaller than planets, are irregular in shape, and have highly eccentric orbits.
What orbit the Sun like planets do?
Asteroids, Comets
What are also referred to as dirty snowballs?
sounds like a comet to me skip, and according to my calculations it's heading right for us!
What kind of orbit does comets have?
type in the green search box " What Does the Orbit Of A Comet Look Like" and it will give you the answer.. THANK YOU
What do comets and asteroids not have in common?
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids
Who invented comets?
comets
Which of these always contains ice meteors asteroids or comets?
Comets
How are planets an stars different?
Plants are normal and stars are like comets
How are asteriods different from comets?
asteriods and comets are different because when asteriods hit earth we are going to to have destroyed buildings and places on eath and comets are like particles in the galaxy and its when they destroy planets and make them into a different shape or sized in the galaxy.
