Which is NOT a characteristics of a comet?
A. Highly elliptical
B. More rounded
C. Varied/irregular
D. 1-10 (nucleus only)
A. Highly elliptical
B. More rounded
C. Varied/irregular
D. 1-10 (nucleus only)
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A. Highly elliptical
B. More rounded
C. Varied/irregular
D. 1-10 (nucleus only)
Comets are frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices. They range from a few miles to tens of miles wide, but as they orbit closer to the Sun, they heat up and spew gases and dust into a glowing head that can be larger than a planet.