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The part before the tail it is fire then rock next snowball then last is the tail
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∙ 13y agoBecause of the components that make it up.
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A dirty snowball that orbits the sun?
comet
What is the dirty snowball theory?
What are comets made of? Gravity holds stars and planets together, but what holds the other (little stuff) together. Ionic bonds. And it turns out that are only 3 that seem to work: Water (ice), Silicon oxide rock, and ferromagnetic metals (iron, nickel, cobalt). Comets don't seem to have much metal, so "dirty snow-ball". In 1949, Fred Lawrence Whipple theorized that the nucleus of a comet is made of frozen water, rocky debris, and frozen gases. This was called the "icy comglomerate" theory and is now known as the "dirty snowball" theory. However, in 1999, the Stardust spacecraft was launched and in 2004 it retrieved tiny particles from the comet Wild-2's surface and came back two years later in a capsule, landing in Utah. Minerals that formed in the presence of liquid water were discovered, proving that, at some point, pockets of water had existed on the comet. This disproved the "dirty snowball" theory.
What is halleys comet made of?
All comets, we believe, are composed of a lot of ices such as frozen carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen, water, and other gasses, with a lot of dust and some rocks. Science fiction writers Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven described a comet as a "dirty snowball".
Large dirty snowball that orbit the sun?
LOL, that can be a lot of things. I suppose you could kind of say that Mars is a large, dirty red snowball. Pluto could also be, but these probably aren't the answers you're looking for. "Large dirty snowballs" that orbit the sun are called "comets". There are intersting things about them. For one, comets don't orbit our solar system the way planets do. Instead, they can come in from all sorts of weird angles. For more information about astronomy, visit NASA.gov and run a search. Did you know that the solar system now only has 8 official planets? ~Apple Juice
What is the ball of dirty ice orbiting the sun?
a comet
Why is comet called dirty snowball?
because they are made of rocky balls and ice.
What is the name of the first comet?
its called a dirty snowball because of the wau it looks
Is a comet a dirty snowball?
Yes.
What is often called a snow ball in space?
A comet, a dirty snowball actually.
A dirty snowball that orbits the sun?
comet
What is a dirty?
A dirty snowball is a snowball that is covered in some type of filth. It is also what many people refer to a comet as.
What do the call a dirty snowball In our solar system?
A comet has this nickname.
Is a comet referred to a dirty snowball considered to be a theory?
No, comets have been measured and their constituent material has been characterized. Calling it a dirty snowball is more a model.
What is the sexual meaning of a snowball?
A dirty snowball is a snowball that is covered in some type of filth. It is also what many people refer to a comet as.
In outer space what is a bunch of dirty ice called?
"DIRTY SNOWBALL" : a description of a "comet", which ordinarily orbits the Sun and partially disintegrates (from heating) to form its "tail" as it gets closer to the Sun.
The structure of a comet is considered to be like a large or a mass of frozen ice and rock?
Dirty Snowball
Facts about halleys comet?
it is made up of ice and dirt and is therefore also known as a "Dirty Snowball"
