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Comets are often thought of as visitors from other solar systems. Solitary travelers in space. Asteroids can and do exist as "belts" and are usually found in groups that can orbit a central sun very much like planets. Composition can be very different for both objects. Both follow prescribed orbits, hence we are able to predict/know the returning date for Haley's Comet.
Am not familiar with any data about asteroids with orbits as far reaching as comets.
Because comets follow a predicted orbit, and visit our solar system at regular times, they could be considered part of our solar system the same way as band of asteroids.
However, comets can and do leave our solar system and pass through others, so they are more visitor than permanent part of our solar system.
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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.
Where do asteroids and comets come from?
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the Inner Solar System. However, between the orbital paths of Mars and Jupiter lie a region known as the asteroid belt. Many asteroids come from there, but most of them stay there. Short-period comets originate from the Kuiper Belt, just outside the orbit of Neptune, while long-period comets are thought to originate in the Oort cloud.
What are the clumps of dust and gas that revoles around the sun?
Those clumps are known as asteroids and comets. Asteroids are rocky objects primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, while comets are icy bodies that come from the outer regions of the solar system. Both asteroids and comets can orbit the Sun.
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.
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.
How are asteroiods and comets alike?
Asteroids and comets are alike in that they are both heavenly or celestial bodies. Most of them were born early in the formation of the solar system too.
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.
Where do asteroids and comets come from?
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the Inner Solar System. However, between the orbital paths of Mars and Jupiter lie a region known as the asteroid belt. Many asteroids come from there, but most of them stay there. Short-period comets originate from the Kuiper Belt, just outside the orbit of Neptune, while long-period comets are thought to originate in the Oort cloud.
What are the clumps of dust and gas that revoles around the sun?
Those clumps are known as asteroids and comets. Asteroids are rocky objects primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, while comets are icy bodies that come from the outer regions of the solar system. Both asteroids and comets can orbit the Sun.
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.
In what ways are comets and asteroids similar?
Asteroids and comets have a few things in common. They are both celestial bodies orbiting our Sun, and they both can have unusual orbits, sometimes straying close to Earth or the other planets. They are both "leftovers" - made from materials from the formation of our Solar System 4.5 billion years ago. While asteroids consist of metals and rocky material, comets are made up of ice, dust, rocky materials and organic compounds. When comets get closer to the Sun, they lose material with each orbit because some of their ice melts and vaporizes. Asteroids typically remain solid, even when near the Sun. When comets approach the Sun, some of their ices melt. This causes another notable difference between asteroids and comets: comets have "tails" while asteroids generally don't. When the ices in comets begin to melt and other materials vaporize from the heat from the Sun, this forms a glowing halo that extends outward from the comet as it sails through space. There is a big difference when it comes to numbers… although there is a caveat in that we don't know precisely how many asteroids OR comets there are in our Solar System, since lots have never been seen. Astronomers have discovered millions of asteroids - some as small as dust particles and others measuring hundreds of kilometers across (width). But as of this writing, astronomers have found only about 4,000 comets. [However, some estimates say there could be one hundred billion comets in the Oort cloud.]
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.
What are facts about comets and asteroids?
Comets are icy bodies that originate in the outer regions of the solar system and develop tails when they approach the sun, whereas asteroids are rocky and metallic bodies that orbit the sun mainly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Comets are composed of ice, dust, and rocky material, while asteroids are primarily made of rock and metal. Both comets and asteroids can pose a potential threat to Earth if they collide with our planet.
How are comets and asteroids similar?
They all orbit around the sun.
What is something both comets and asteroids?
ice
How are comet and asteroids alike and different?
Asteroids are rocky and have a relatively circular orbit around the Sun. Comets are icy and have a stretched oval-shaped orbit around the Sun.
What do asteroids meteors meteoroids meteorites all have in common?
Both meteoroid's and comets are made out of rock and burn up when getting into earths atmosphere.
