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Yes they are made up of gas, ice, and dust. The long tail is a mix of gases. and remember a comet is different than an asteroid

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What is made of ice dust and gas?

Comets.


Are comets made of ice?

Ice, dust, gas, and maybe a few other substance particles.


Is comets made of ice rocks and dust?

Comets are made mainly from ice, with a slight mixture of small rocks and dust.


What small objects are made of ice and dust asteroids comets meteors or meteorites?

Some comets are made of ice and dust.


Is comets are made of ice rock and dust?

Comets are made mainly from ice, with a slight mixture of small rocks and dust.


What is made of ice rock and dust that gives off gas and dust in the fo rm of a tail?

A comet is made of ice, rock, and dust, and as it approaches the sun, the heat causes the ice to vaporize, releasing gas and dust that forms a glowing tail. This tail is what gives comets their spectacular appearance as they travel through space.


What elements or compounds are found in comets?

Comets are made up of dust, rock, ice, and frozen gases. The most common compounds found in comets include water ice (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), ammonia (NH3), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO). Additionally, comets can contain organic molecules such as formaldehyde and methanol.


True or false comets are rocky metallic objects?

Almost true, that describes more of an asteriod, a comet is like a dirty snowball made of ice and gas.


What object has a frozen mass of ice and dust?

A comet is an object that consists of a frozen mass of ice and dust. Comets have tails of gas and dust that form when they approach the Sun and their ice begins to vaporize.


Can you describe the features of a comet?

they come from space DUHXX


What is each 4 main parts of a comet made of?

The dark colouration of the nucleus can be observed, as well as the jets of dust and gas erupting from its surface.. Nucleus Albedo Layer of Dust


What does the comets consist of?

Comets are made of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases. When comets approach the Sun, the frozen gases explosively sublime, forming the comet's coma (nebulous central mass) and scattering dust and ice into the solar wind. Lighter dust and photo-dissociated water molecules create the "tail" of the comet, which solar photons push outward in the direction away from the Sun.Samples were retrieved from the comet 81P/Wild (Wild 2) by NASA's Stardust mission in 2006.