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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.
Are comets made of ice gas and dust?
Yes, comets are mainly composed of ice, dust, and rock particles. When a comet approaches the Sun, the ice on its surface begins to vaporize, releasing gas and dust that form a bright glowing coma and tail.
What is the difference of a meteor and an asteroid?
An asteroid is a heavenly body which has its own orbit, between mars and jupiter, and revolve around the sun. It is made up of dust and rock. Meteor is also a heavenly body like asteroid but smaller than that.
Is Mars located inside or outside of the Asteroid Belt?
It is not inside of the Asteroid Belt in the sense of being part of it. In terms of the order of orbits from the Sun, Mars is inside the orbit of the Asteroid Belt and Jupiter's orbit is outside the orbit of the Asteroid Belt.
What relationship does the asteroid belt and the sun have?
The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and is primarily attracted by the gravitational pull of the Sun. The Sun's gravity influences the motion of the asteroids within the belt, keeping them in relatively stable orbits.
What was the strange discovery made about asteroids herculina?
The strange discovery made about asteroid herculina is the gaseous part of its tail.
An asteroid with a tail is called a?
Comet
What are the three major parts of asteroids?
asteroid then gas tail and then dust tail
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 is a asteroid made of?
Asteroids are made up of rock and metal
Is an asteroid a mineral?
No. Asteroids are made of minerals.
Is an asteroid made of Rock and ice?
yes
What is a bright object in space that looks like a star with a tail of light called?
A comet, shooting star, asteroid meteorite?
What is asteroid belt made of?
Iron and rocky asteroids.
Is the asteroid belt made up of stars?
no...asteroids....
What particles are an asteroid made of?
Meta, rock, and/or water
Why does an asteroid not develop a tail when its closer to the sun?
Comets develop a tail as the sun's energy vaporizes substances such as ice and dry ice that form the comet. Asteroids lack these substances and so do not devlop tails.
