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The nucleus and the coma compose the core of the comet. The nucleus is the solid, rocky part at the center, while the coma is the surrounding cloud of gas and dust that forms as the comet gets closer to the Sun and begins to vaporize.
nucleus and coma
A comet
The "coma".
Its the nebulous shock around the nucleus of the comet. Basically its the head of the comet.
The "coma".
nucleus and coma
The "coma".
The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus (solid core made of ice and dust), coma (gaseous envelope surrounding the nucleus), and tails (two types, ion tail composed of ionized gas and dust tail made of dust particles).
No it is not its the nucleus
coma of a comet
The hazy patch surrounding the nucleus of a comet is called the coma. It is composed of dust, gas, and water vapor that have been released from the nucleus as it is heated by the Sun. The coma can extend for thousands of kilometers around the nucleus.