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The only documented cometary strike occurred in July 1994 when comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 struck Jupiter's Southern Hemisphere. The comet had been ripped apart by Jupiter's immense gravity on a previous flyby. A sting of 22 fragments ploughed into Jupiter. Some of the fireballs erupting from the cloud tops where as large as the planet Earth.
All planets and moons have been struck by comets, and in all likelihood will be struck again. The Sun is hit by comets more often than any other body in the solar system.
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What are the other examples of comet?
Some other examples of comets include Comet Halley, Comet Hale-Bopp, and Comet Hyakutake. These comets are known for their brightness, size, and visibility from Earth.
What objects are probably not located in the same region of the solar system in which they originally formed?
Comets and asteroids are examples of objects that are probably not located in the same region of the solar system in which they originally formed. They are believed to have been influenced by gravitational interactions with planets or other celestial bodies, causing them to migrate to different regions of the solar system.
What do you call a object orbiting the sun?
The solar system includes planets, asteroids, comets and other objects such as the" Kuiper Belt" objects.
What are Neos?
Near-Earth Objects. Comets, meteors, and other things in space that are near Earth.
What interstellar objects are made out of dust and ice?
Comets, though they may contain other elements.
What is a natural object that orbits the sun?
There are many different kinds of objects that orbit the sun. There are planets and the asteroids as well as comets and other smaller bits of debris.
Who made a list of Comets in the 1700's?
Charles Messier, a French astronomer, compiled a list of 110 astronomical objects, including comets, known as the Messier catalogue in the 18th century. His catalog was created to help differentiate between comets and other celestial objects, such as galaxies and nebulae.
Name of heavenly bodies in space?
Some examples of heavenly bodies in space include stars, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteors. Other space objects like galaxies, nebulae, and black holes also exist in the universe.
What things in space reflect light?
Planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust particles are examples of objects in space that reflect light. These objects reflect light either from the Sun or from other nearby sources, making them visible to observers on Earth or with telescopes in space.
What are the major objects in your solar system?
Roughly in order of decreasing size and mass, the objects in the Solar System are: the Sun; the planets; moons; dwarf planets; other planetoids; comets.
What revolves around the sun other than planets?
Comets, asteroids, planetoids, various dust and debris fields.
What are some other objects in your solar system?
Planets, the sun, asteroids, comets, satellites from the different planets, gases, rocks, etc.
