That's a description sometimes given to comets.
Comets.
A comet, a dirty snowball actually.
because they are made of rocky balls and ice.
A dirty snowball is a snowball that is covered in some type of filth. It is also what many people refer to a comet as.
Yes.
A dirty snowball is a snowball that is covered in some type of filth. It is also what many people refer to a comet as.
"DIRTY SNOWBALL" : a description of a "comet", which ordinarily orbits the Sun and partially disintegrates (from heating) to form its "tail" as it gets closer to the Sun.
A comet has this nickname.
The idea that a comet is like a "dirty snowball" refers to its composition, which is primarily made up of ice, dust, and rocky material. This analogy highlights how comets contain frozen gases and water, similar to a snowball, along with various organic compounds and dust particles, hence the "dirty" aspect. When comets approach the Sun, the heat causes the ice to vaporize, creating a glowing coma and sometimes a tail, which further illustrates their dynamic nature as they travel through the solar system.
The Comets.
A comet is often referred to as a "dirty snowball" in science. Comets are made up of ice, dust, and rocky materials, giving them a reflective icy appearance when they are closer to the Sun.
Comets are often referred to as "dirty snowballs" because they are a mixture of ice, dust, and rocky particles. As a comet travels closer to the sun, the ice sublimates, releasing gas and creating a glowing coma (atmosphere) and tail. The appearance of a comet can resemble a snowball covered in dirt due to this process.