Comet
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind acting upon the nucleus of the comet. Comet nuclei range from a few hundred meters to tens of kilometers across and are composed of loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles. The coma may be up to 15 times Earth's diameter, while the tail may stretch beyond one astronomical unit. If sufficiently bright, a comet may be seen from Earth without the aid of a telescope and may subtend an arc of 30° (60 Moons) across the sky. Comets have been observed and recorded since ancient times b
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Comet
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind acting upon the nucleus of the comet. Comet nuclei range from a few hundred meters to tens of kilometers across and are composed of loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles. The coma may be up to 15 times Earth's diameter, while the tail may stretch beyond one astronomical unit. If sufficiently bright, a comet may be seen from Earth without the aid of a telescope and may subtend an arc of 30° (60 Moons) across the sky. Comets have been observed and recorded since ancient times b
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Cometa é um corpo menor do Sis ...... es: núcleo, cabeleira e cauda.
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Ein Komet oder Schweifstern is ...... s nur etwa 10 pro Jahrhundert.
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En komet (astronomisk symbol: ...... dessa är svaga och oansenliga.
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Komet adalah benda langit yang ...... an-gesekan atom-atom di udara.
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Kometa (latinsky cometa, z com ...... ětší vliv než hmotnost tělesa.
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Kometa – małe ciało niebieskie ...... yną wystąpienia roju meteorów.
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Kometak Eguzki-sistemako gorpu ...... na bere barnealdea aztertzeko.
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Kometen zijn relatief kleine h ...... ten Oumuamua en 2I/Borisov na.
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Comet 17P/Holmes and its blue ionized tail
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Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko orbited by Rosetta
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A comet is an icy, small Solar ...... recorded since ancient times b
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Ein Komet oder Schweifstern is ...... όμη kómē („Haupthaar, Mähne“).
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