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What state of matter is comets?
The nucleus of a comet is mostly solid, while the coma and tail of the comet is composed of gasses and (we believe) a lot of dust. As the comet approaches the Sun, sunlight heats the nucleus of the comet and melts some of the frozen gasses, which sublimate into space carrying dust into space, forming the coma and the tail of the comet.
Which of these always contains ice meteors asteroids or comets?
Comets
When did Houston Comets end?
Houston Comets ended in 2008.
When was Houston Comets created?
Houston Comets was created in 1997.
Does Halley's comet atmosphere?
Good question,but NO comets do not really have lots of gravity to have a atmosphere.But they have two tails i'll tell you what they are called,one is a Rocky Tail while another is an ion tail that extends millions of miles into space. They also have a nucleus, which is basically the center of the comet. So hoped I helped ya!! :)
What is the glowing head of comets called?
It is called a Coma.
Why don't asteroids and meteors do not have a coma?
Because they do not have volatiles in them to form a coma as to comets.
What are the 3 parts of comets?
Nucleus coma tail
What are the parts to comets?
1-nucleus 2-coma 3-tail
What three things are comets made of?
Comets are made of mainly 3 parts -dust tail, ion tail and coma
What celestial term is from a greek word that means long haired?
Its the word ''coma'' and its the gas around the center of a comet that forms when it passes around the sun. (not to be confused with the comets tail)
When will you be able to see a comets coma?
When you hit it very hard over the head.
How are meteorides and comets different?
comets have a halo/coma/tail surrounding and behind it caused by evaporation of ice. Metorides dont have this. Comets have high eccentrical orbits, meteroides not as much.
Do comets have cores?
Yes, comets have cores, also known as nuclei, which are typically made up of ice, rock, and organic compounds. The icy nucleus is the solid center of a comet that remains intact as it travels through space, with a coma and tail forming as the comet approaches the Sun.
What is the hazy cloud surrounding the center of a comet?
The hazy cloud surrounding the center of a comet is called the coma. It is formed as the comet approaches the Sun, causing volatile compounds to vaporize and create a fuzzy, expanding atmosphere around the nucleus.
What are also referred to as dirty snowballs?
Comets are also referred to as dirty snowballs. They are made up of ice, dust, and rocky material, and when they approach the Sun, the ice begins to melt and create a glowing coma around the solid nucleus.
Why comets show a perceptible coma while asteroids do not?
Beacuse asteroids are chunks of solid rock - Comets are primarily lumps of ice - which melts as it nears the sun !
