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For scientific purposes, they can be studied to help understand components in the solar system and its history. They are normally of a different form of rock that you find on Earth, and are believed to be left over remnants from the formation of planets in our solar system.

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I think that if we didn't know that meteoroids existed we wouldn't be aware of a meteoroid hitting the earth,but some scientist believe that somehow a big cloud clashed and made the solar system.Ofcourse god made it,but we wouldn't know how there was craters in the moon if we didnt know about meteroids.There just as important as planets

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In its wake, a comet approaching the Sun will trail a "tail" behind it, which consists of particles blown off the comet when some of its icy gases thawed and expanded. The tail will generally point "away" from the Sun, even when the comet is also moving away, because the released particles are pushed outward by the solar wind.

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Comets and Asteroids travel the solar system for the same reason the plants do, they just follow a different path. Asteroids are mostly orbiting the sun in between Earth and Mars in the Asteroid belt. While planets follow an elliptical path, comets follow a more elongated one. Comets that orbit the sun once every 200 years are called short period comets, for example the comet Haley. The comets that have orbital periods longer than 200 years are called long period comets and spend more time out by the Oort cloud. Since the sun is the body in our solar system with the greatest amount of mass it attracts all other bodies with smaller masses to it. One important formula to keep in mind is Newtons Universal law describing gravitation, F= G(M*m)/r^2, Where F is the attractive gravitational force between two objects of mass M and m separated by a distance r. G is just a constant. This is why comets and asteroids travel around the solar system and more specifically our sun!:)

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because asteroids can be from the dino ages and you can study the mould if ther is any Comets and asteroids are the remnants of the early solar system. These objects are some of the oldest materials in the solar system and because they remain in the vaccum of space they are relatively unchanged from that time. So to study them we are able to discern the composition of the early solar system. These objects are what the planets formed from. So to understand how earth came to be covered in water it helps to study the composition of asteroids and comets and see how much water is stored in them.

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Comets have their orbits calculated from measurements of their positions when they become visible. The orbits can be elliptical, parabolic or hyperbolic (all conic sections). The ones with hyperbolic orbits have arrived from outside the solar system and are on a one-time visit, provided they are not captured by going too close to one of the planets.

In fact, gravitational forces acting on a comet can cause it to be ejected from the solar system. It may seem strange that a force of attraction can cause a comet toleave the solar system, but mathematics shows this certainly happens.

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if we didn't,we would get blown up like Japan...

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Because scientists study these objects to learn the composition of the solar system

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They are because they are parts of a planet or space material that stays or floats around in space

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Comets don't move in circles at all; like all orbiting bodies, they move in ellipses.

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Are comets older than our solar system?

No. Most comets are about the same age as the solar system as they formed with it.


Who let comets into the solar system?

Nobody let them in. They formed with the solar system.


What are the release dates for Comets Time Capsules of the Solar System - 1981?

Comets Time Capsules of the Solar System - 1981 was released on: USA: 1981


Where are comets found in solar system?

It has been suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun.


Are in the solar system in which comets are located?

The Oort Cloud is the answer.

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Are comets older than our solar system?

No. Most comets are about the same age as the solar system as they formed with it.


Is Halley's comet part of our solar system?

Yes. The solar system is everything that orbits the sun.


Which comets have visited our solar system?

All the comets that have been seen in history were in the solar system and most still are.


Why dont comets leave the solar system instead of returning?

If the comet has enough movement energy, it might leave the Solar System forever. Otherwise, the Sun's gravity will eventually slow it down, and the comet will return.


Are comets close to the inner or outer part of the solar system?

I scientifically believe that comets are closer to the outer part of the solar system.


Who let comets into the solar system?

Nobody let them in. They formed with the solar system.


Are there currently any visible comets in your solar system?

There are no visible comets at this time.


What do comets orbit in our solar system?

The sun.


What are the release dates for Comets Time Capsules of the Solar System - 1981?

Comets Time Capsules of the Solar System - 1981 was released on: USA: 1981


What ia the zone from which a long period comet comes from?

By definition, long period comets come from within the gravitational pull of this solar system; when they leave the solar system, they are no longer considered to have a period.


What are the diffent members of the solar system?

the members of the solar system are sun, comets, planets, asteroids,


Where are comets found in solar system?

It has been suggested that comets originate in the Oort cloud and then travel in long elliptical orbits around the Sun.