Comets
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What are comets commonly called?
What are the parts of a comet?
Comet have three part which are the nucleus, the coma, and the tail. The solid core is called the nucleus. The nucleus develops a coma with multiple tails when a comet goes near the sun.
The next part of a comet is the coma. A coma is the fuzzy, dusty cloud around the nucleus of a comet.
The last part of a comet is the tail. The tail extends from the comet and points away from the Sun.
How big is a comet normally?
Where does a comet originate?
What is the distance of a comet from the sun?
What is the compostion of a comet?
What are 3 distinguishing characteristics of a comet?
What missions have we visited a comet?
The first probe the we sent to visit a comet was the ISEE-3/ICE probe. It was launched in 1978. The mission ended in 1981.
Another mission July 3, 2002, the CONTOUR probe launched to study two comets.
Bibliography
Comet Parts. 2015. Wikipedia, n.p.
Orbits of the Kohoutek Comet. 2015. Wikipedia, n.p.
Depiction of Philae 's Planned Touchdown on the Comet. 2015. Wikipedia, n.p.