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In the Tail of a Comet was created on 2000-04-25.
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How is the tail of a comet created?
The Comet's Tail forms when sunlight causes the Comet's ice to change to a gas. The gas or ion , tail of a comet streams from the comet's head, carrying with it dust particles. The solar wind electrically charged particles, expand away from the sun pushes the gas away from the comet's head. Regardless of where its going the tail points away from the sun.
How does a comet begin?
The comet's tail is in front of the comet, not after
Does a comet's tail trail behind it throughout its journey through the solar system?
No. A comets tail is created when water evaporates off the comet, this can only happen when the comet is near enough to the sun for water to evaporate. The tail of a comet does not follow behind it but always points away from the sun because of the solar wind.
What are the parts of a comet after it forms a tail?
The coma, the nucleus, and the tail are the parts of a comet after the tail has formed.
Does Mars have a tail?
Venus is a planet, not a comet, so it does not have a tail.
What is a long ribbonlike trail of comet dust and gas?
The tail of a comet is made up of a combination of frozen rock, and ice particles coming off the comet and is lit up by the sun. If you were to be in this tail, you would face: subzero temperatures and constant pummeling by SOLID ice and rock.
What are 3 parts of a comet?
The three main parts of a comet are the nucleus, coma, and tail. The nucleus is the head of the comet, the coma is the middle, and the tail is the end of the comet.
Which heavenly bodies appear in the sky at regular bit long intervals and have a tail?
A comet is a space thing that has a heavenly body and a tail. The most famous comet known is Hailey's comet.
Why is a comets tail is in front of the comet?
The comet's "tail" is a stream of dust and vapors that melt and get pushed out of the comet by radiation pressure from the sun. The tail appears only when the comet is relatively near the sun, it's longest when the comet is nearest the sun, and it always points away from the sun, no matter which way the comet is moving.
What is the comet part that can be millions of miles long?
The tail of a comet is over a million miles long.
Why is the tail of a comet luminous?
The tail of a comet is luminous because it scatters and reflects the light from the sun.
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is?
... nearest the sun.
