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Comets contain various types of ice (water and also other frozen liquids or gases) which sublime to vapor

when the comet approaches the inner solar system.

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Are any comet strikes a source of the ocean water?

Although comets contain water in the form of ice, scientists do not consider them a significant source of Earth's ocean water. Instead, the majority of Earth's water is thought to have originated from within the planet during its formation and through volcanic outgassing over time. Comets may have played a role in enriching Earth's water with isotopic compositions different from those found in the planet's interior.


Where do comets form?

Comets have two main sources, the Oort Cloud or the Kuiper Belt


What are astriod mostly made of?

Typically, asteroids are silicates (rocks) and water (in the form of ice), which is pretty much the same stuff that comets are made of, except that the big, beautiful comets are mostly water, and the asteroids are mostly rock. Asteroids may also have some metals and someday these may be commercially valuable.


Is there any form of water on Ceres?

Yes. There are forms of vapor and ice. It is the only dwarf planet that has any form of water.


How did ice form in space?

Just got this from the internet. Comets are usually in the outermost regions of the Solar system (the Oort cloud), where it is extremely cold. Water ice can survive billions of years in the Oort cloud. However, the comets we observe -- those that come into the inner Solar system --- do lose a lot of volatiles. This is a part of the process that creates the tails, the signature we associate with comets. Comets that are trapped in the inner Solar system will soon (astronomically speaking) exhaust all their volatiles and become extinct (i.e., rocks with no cometary activities).

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What is the possessive noun for comets?

The singular form is comet, the plural form is comets, the possessive plural is comets'. Example: The comets' paths will not cross.


Are any comet strikes a source of the ocean water?

Although comets contain water in the form of ice, scientists do not consider them a significant source of Earth's ocean water. Instead, the majority of Earth's water is thought to have originated from within the planet during its formation and through volcanic outgassing over time. Comets may have played a role in enriching Earth's water with isotopic compositions different from those found in the planet's interior.


Where is there water on comets?

no according to justin bieber there is no water in comets


What is a comets presence and form of water?

its a booboo like appearance and smells like leaundra gates


Why does Mars have water?

Nobody truly knows. It is likely that - as is the case for the Earth - any water was 'delivered' there by comets.


What events happened in the past that allowed water to form and exist on Earth?

Most scientists believe water came in ice form on comets or meteors that crashed into the Earth.


Where do comets form?

Comets have two main sources, the Oort Cloud or the Kuiper Belt


Where might water be found on the moon?

Water on the moon can be found in the form of ice deposits in permanently shadowed craters near the poles. This water is likely preserved from comets impacting the moon's surface. There may also be water molecules embedded in the lunar soil and rocks.


Do comets have water?

i dont no do they


Is there water in outer space?

Yes, there is water in outer space in the form of ice and vapor. It can be found in comets, asteroids, and even in the atmospheres of some planets and moons.


Where do comets originate form?

Comets have two main sources, the Oort Cloud or the Kuiper Belt


Where does the earth get new water?

From comets