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Long period comets (orbits of more than 200 years) are thought to have originated in the Oort cloud.
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The name of the cloud with frozen comets?
Oort (Yes - that is what it is called)
What is the name of the cloud with frozen comets that is by Pluto?
The Oort Cloud
What theory suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun?
Jan Hendrik Oort suggested that comets come from the Oort Cloud. This is sometimes called the Oort Hypothesis.
Are in the solar system in which comets are located?
The Oort Cloud is the answer.
How many comets are in the Oort cloud?
A few MILLION!
The name of the cloud with frozen comets?
Oort (Yes - that is what it is called)
The oort cloud is the home of?
Comets.
Where in space are comets?
in the oort cloud
What originates on the Oort cloud?
Comets
Where are comets created?
Comets are created in the Oort cloud. The Oort cloud is a big circle of ice and dust surrounding our solar system.
Does the Oort cloud have rings?
No it does not. The Oort cloud is not a planet. It is a sphere of comets around our solar system.
What is the name of the cloud with frozen comets that is by Pluto?
The Oort Cloud
What theory suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun?
Jan Hendrik Oort suggested that comets come from the Oort Cloud. This is sometimes called the Oort Hypothesis.
How were comets found?
Comets come from the Oort cloud and the Kupier Belt
Spherical region of comets surronding the solar system-what is it called?
The outer Oort cloud. (The inner Oort cloud is believed to be disk-shaped.)
The number of comets in the Oort cloud is probably about?
About a trillion.
Is comets believed to Originate in the oort cloud?
Yes
