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What is comet made of?

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∙ 16y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

A comet is often described by Astronomers as a 'Dirty Snowball'. This is because a comet comprises of Ice, from frozen gases mixed with dust and other particulate matter, collected on its orbital path.

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