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A comet is made from dust and ice. It forms a tail because the ice is melted by the Sun and therefore always pointing away from it because of gravity. The comet's orbit is not circular but in the shape of an oval.
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∙ 9y agoThe bright head is called the Coma.
It is basically a halo of evaporated gas (water vapor, ammonia, carbon dioxide) and dust. It surrounds the nucleus which is the solid part of the comet.
The coma is made as the comet warms up. It is often 1,000 times larger than the nucleus. The coma and nucleus together form the head of the comet.
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∙ 11y ago
nucleus and coma
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∙ 6y agoThe head of a comet is called the Coma (the nebulous envelope around the nucleus) but the body is called the nucleus.
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∙ 14y agoA hazy cloud called a coma surrounds the nucleus. The coma and the nucleus together form the comet's head.
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∙ 13y agoThe head of a comet is a meteor-like ball of ice.
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∙ 7y agoThe head of a comet is the nucleus.
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What is the glowing head of comets called?
It is called a Coma.
What are comets called and why?
Comets are called this because of the ice and dust inside the nucleus. Now go look up everything else on your own.
When will you be able to see a comets coma?
When you hit it very hard over the head.
The resulting scar from asteroids or comets strikes are called?
Impact Cratering
What is the verb or verb phrase. Halley's comet has been called the brightest of all the comets?
has been called
What is the comets head called?
The solid object at the head of a comet is called the comet nucleus.
What is the glowing head of comets called?
It is called a Coma.
What are the solar systems comets called?
.... errr - well comets.
What are comets sometimes called?
snowballs
Comets that appear within every 200 years are called comets?
long period comet
What are the comets called that orbit the sun every 200 years or less?
short period comets
What are comets called and why?
Comets are called this because of the ice and dust inside the nucleus. Now go look up everything else on your own.
What are comets often called?
Dirty snowballs
What do you call a comets tail?
Its called FRICTION
When will you be able to see a comets coma?
When you hit it very hard over the head.
Do comets and asteroids both develop glowing tails near the sun?
no, only comets develop glowing tails.Fun Fact:some scientists called comets "dirty snowballs"
What are the object with huge tails that orbit the sun called?
They are called comets.
