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The nucleus is very small, often only a few kilometers across. Scientists describe the nucleus as a "dirty snowball." It is made of dust and ice-frozen water and frozen gases. Over time, the nucleus becomes more and more black and solid. As water and gases evaporate from the surface, dark, heavy tar-like matter gets left behind.
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∙ 13y agoThe nucleus of a comet is made of frozen water and gases mixed with dust and rocky material.
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∙ 14y agoThe nucleus of a comet is the solid part of the comet, and the coma is the clouds in the atmosphere of the comet, in case you want to know.
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∙ 13y agoA nucleus is in the middle of a comet.
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∙ 14y agowhat is a center of a comet?
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∙ 11y agonucleus
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What is the definition of a comet head?
A comet head is the top of the comet like its nucleus is on the top of the comet.
What is the center of a comet called?
A Nucleus
What has the solid center portion of a comet?
The center of a comet is called its nucleus.
What is the diameter of comet encke?
The diameter of the nucleus of Encke's Comet is 4.8 km
What is Halley's comet's nucleus?
a comet that passes around earth every 76 years. It has gone by in 1835, 1910, 1986, and will return in 2061
What is the nucleus of a comet primarily made of?
The nucleus of a comet is primarily made of ice and dust .
What are 3 parts of a comet?
The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus, coma, and tail. The nucleus is the head of the comet, the coma is the middle, and the tail is the end of the comet.
Is the nucleus of a comet made of ice?
Yes a nucleus of a comet is made of ice because a comet nuclei are loose collections of ice, we need to break down the three main parts of a comet a nucleus, coma, and the tail.
What is the definition of a comet head?
A comet head is the top of the comet like its nucleus is on the top of the comet.
What is the center of a comet called?
A Nucleus
Which part of a comet is solid?
The nucleus is the solid part of a comet.
WHAT IS COMA FROM COMET?
Its the nebulous shock around the nucleus of the comet. Basically its the head of the comet.
What has the solid center portion of a comet?
The center of a comet is called its nucleus.
Where do the 3 main parts of a comet go?
The three main parts of a comet are the Nucleus, the Coma, and the Tail. The nucleus is the comet itself. In deep space, the comet is frozen solid and almost invisible. As the comet approaches the sun, the Sun's light heats the nucleus of the comet and causes frozen gasses to melt or sublimate, forming a sort of atmosphere around the comet. This is the "Coma" of the comet. The sunlight causes the gasses around the comet to glow. But the gravity of the comet's nucleus isn't strong enough to hold on to an atmosphere, and the Sun's rays push the glowing gasses away from the nucleus, directly away from the Sun. This stream of glowing gas is the "tail" of the comet. It's important to note that the tail of a comet doesn't drag behind the nucleus; the "tail" goes straight from the nucleus away from the Sun, so the "tail" sometimes extends AHEAD of the comet. Because the material of the comet nucleus gets melted and loses mass every pass by the Sun, comets have a limited lifespan. At some point, each comet will break apart into pieces and disappear, leaving only a meteor shower in its wake.
Where is Halley's comet's nucleus?
in the universe
What is a heart of a comet?
nucleus lol
What is the center of the comet called?
A Nucleus
