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Some comet tails are longer than distance from earth to the sun?
True. Some ion tails have been observed to extend 150 million km or more.
What is the usual length of the tail of a comet?
6 foot 5 ----------------------------- Difficult to say as all the lengths will be different, depending on the size of the comet, the distance from the Sun, and amount of ejecta visible. While the solid nucleus of comets is generally less than 50 km across, the coma (The tail) may be larger than the Sun, and ion tails have been observed to extend 150 million km or more.
Are comet tails mostly made up of sunlight?
Comet tails are made of ice and dust.
What of a comet may be over 100 million miles long?
The tail of a comet can extend over 100 million miles long. Comet tails are formed when the comet approaches the Sun, causing its ice and gas to vaporize and release dust and debris. This material is pushed away from the comet by solar wind and radiation pressure, creating a long, glowing tail that can stretch far into space. The tail can be several times longer than the comet's nucleus itself, depending on the comet's activity and distance from the Sun.
Why does the earth pass through the comet tails?
The Earth passes through comet tails because comets, when they approach the Sun, develop tails made of gas and dust released from their nuclei due to solar radiation and solar wind. These tails extend away from the Sun and can spread out over vast distances. As the Earth orbits the Sun, it occasionally intersects the paths of these comets, leading to meteor showers when particles from the comet's tail enter the Earth's atmosphere. This phenomenon occurs during specific times of the year when the Earth's orbit crosses the debris left by a comet.
Do all comets have tails?
Yes, all comets develop tails when they approach the Sun. The tail forms as the Sun's heat vaporizes the comet's icy nucleus, releasing gas and dust that get pushed away from the comet by solar wind and radiation pressure, creating the characteristic tail.
Can plasma be found in comet tails?
no
What two comet tails originate from?
What DO comet tails originate from? They are formed when the sun causes gas and dust to leave the comet, and are then swept away by solar winds. This is why that no matter which direction a comet is traveling, it's tail is always pointed awY from the sun.
Comet tails are mostly made of?
Comet tails are made mostly of _____.gas , i think?i got it from someone on wikianswers
What is small rocks in space left behind from comet tail?
Two things: 1. Comet tails do not follow along behind the comet. Comet tails always point away from the Sun. 2. Comets are not rocky, they are icy.
What is comet tails mostly made of?
dinosaurs
How do a comet's tails forme?
by ice chunks
