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What prooduces a streak of light as it enters earths atmosphere?
A meteor or comet
Do comets burn up the earths atmosphere?
No. If a comet were to strike the Earth, the results would probably be catastrophic.
What happens if comets falls on the sureface of earth unburnt?
It cannot escape the laws of physics, entry into the earths atmosphere will cause it to burn. But once a comet enters the earths atmosphere, it is no longer a comet but becomes a meteoroid blazing across the sky as a meteor. If it makes it makes it to Earth, it then becomes a meteorite.
What is the composition of the atmosphere on a comet?
A comet has no atmosphere.
What is. comet atmosphere?
the Halley's comet does not have atmosphere
Which comet broke in half in 1846?
Biela's comet
Which planet in the solar system had more mass accreted to it via a comet that impacted in 1994?
In 1994, comet Shoemaker-Levy collided with Jupiter. Much of the comet broke up in the atmosphere. The comet left visible scars on Jupiter for many months.
Where is comet shoemaker - levy 9 now?
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in July 1994 and was completely disintegrated during the impact. There are no remnants of the comet remaining, as it broke apart and its fragments were absorbed by Jupiter's atmosphere.
Does a comet have an atmosphere and how is it like?
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Does a comet have an atmosphere?
Comets do not have atmospheres in the same way that planets do. Instead, they have a thin envelope of gas and dust, called a coma, that forms as the comet gets closer to the Sun and begins to heat up. This coma can extend hundreds of thousands of kilometers from the comet's nucleus.
How do geologists think earths atmosphere formed?
how do geologists think earths atmosphere is formed
Was Jupiter hit by a gigantic asteroid an exploding comet or a burning meteoroid in 1994?
It was a comet that broke apart as it approached Jupiter, due to the strong gravitational forces that the planet Jupiter exerted upon it as it approached, and collided with Jupiter's atmosphere in several gas explosions larger than the planet earth.The comet was calledShumaker Levy 9.
