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Is a comet an asteroid?
Comets and asteroids are the same, but differ in the fact that comets have surface activity with their characteristic tail.
What do comets and asteroids not have in common?
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids
Do asteroids have tails?
It's assumed those asteroids that once were comets have had the ice and dust burned off and now have nothing coming off to make a tail.
How are asteriods and comets alike?
Asteroids and comets are both celestial bodies that orbit the Sun. They are remnants from the formation of the solar system and are composed of rock, metals, and other materials. However, comets are distinguished by their icy composition and tail of gas and dust when they approach the Sun.
What do comets and asteroids have in common?
Comets and asteroids are both celestial bodies orbiting the Sun. Comets are icy bodies that develop a tail when passing close to the Sun, while asteroids are rocky or metallic objects that typically orbit in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Both comets and asteroids can occasionally enter Earth's vicinity.
Is a comet an asteroid?
Comets and asteroids are the same, but differ in the fact that comets have surface activity with their characteristic tail.
What do comets and asteroids not have in common?
Comets are Comets and Asteroids are Asteroids
Do asteroids have tails?
It's assumed those asteroids that once were comets have had the ice and dust burned off and now have nothing coming off to make a tail.
How are asteriods and comets alike?
Asteroids and comets are both celestial bodies that orbit the Sun. They are remnants from the formation of the solar system and are composed of rock, metals, and other materials. However, comets are distinguished by their icy composition and tail of gas and dust when they approach the Sun.
What is a comets tail hardly made of?
gas
What is the smallest asteroids moons comets planets?
Asteroids and Comets
How are comets asteroids and meteorites different?
Asteroids orbit the Sun between the orbits of the planet Mars and the planet Jupiter. Comets orbit the Sun on very elliptical orbits, originating from the Kuiper belt beyond the orbit of Neptune or the Oort cloud at the edges of the solar system. Comets are also usually (but not always) icy bodies that give of gas and dust (a tail) as they approach and get heated by the Sun. Meteorites are bodies that were Asteroids or Comets that have hit the planet Earth and landed on the surface.
Which asteroids and comets are on Mercury?
There are no known asteroids or comets that have impacted Mercury.
What are the three major parts of asteroids?
asteroid then gas tail and then dust tail
What do comets and asteroids have in common?
Comets and asteroids are both celestial bodies orbiting the Sun. Comets are icy bodies that develop a tail when passing close to the Sun, while asteroids are rocky or metallic objects that typically orbit in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Both comets and asteroids can occasionally enter Earth's vicinity.
Are asteroids composed of rock and frozen gas?
Not really, you're thinking of comets, asteroids are composed of rock, metal, or a combination of both.
Compare and contrast asteroids and comets?
Both asteroids and comets are celestial bodies in space, but they differ in composition and appearance. Asteroids are mainly made of metal and rock, and are found mostly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Comets, on the other hand, are made of ice, dust, and rock, and come from the outer regions of the solar system. Comets also have a tail that forms when they get close to the Sun, while asteroids do not.
