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What is the comet part that can be millions of miles long?
The tail of a comet is over a million miles long.
Why would a comet stretch out and seem to have a tail as it gets closer to the sun?
I don't think it would stretch out. The tail is the result of the comet evaporating; the tail goes away from the Sun, as a result of the solar wind.
How does a comet begin?
The comet's tail is in front of the comet, not after
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.
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is?
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is closest to the sun, as the sun's heat causes the comet's icy surface to vaporize, creating a bright glowing tail that streams away from the comet.
Does Mars have a tail?
Venus is a planet, not a comet, so it does not have a tail.
When was In the Tail of a Comet created?
In the Tail of a Comet was created on 2000-04-25.
Does the shape of the ion tail of a comet depend on the solar winds?
yes. While one would presume that the tail would stretch out behind the comet, in reality the tail is caused by the solar wind blowing dust and gas away from the sun. Thus, no matter what orbit the comet is in or what direction it is travelling, the tail always points away from the sun.
Loose collection of rock and frozen gas that has a tail?
A comet
What types of ingredients would you find in a comet?
the comma the nucleus and the tail
Which heavenly bodies appear in the sky at regular bit long intervals and have a tail?
Comets are the celestial bodies that appear in the sky at regular but long intervals and have a tail. This tail forms as a comet gets closer to the sun, causing ice and dust to vaporize and stream away from the comet, creating a bright extended 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.
