Coma (comet)
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coma-comet-186-7752769
title:
Coma (comet)
text:
The coma is the nebulous envelope around the nucleus of a comet, formed when the comet passes near the Sun in its highly elliptical orbit. As the comet warms, parts of it sublimate; this gives a comet a diffuse appearance when viewed through telescopes and distinguishes it from stars. The word coma comes from the Greek κόμη (kómē), which means "hair" and is the origin of the word comet itself. The coma is generally made of ice and comet dust. Water composes up to 90% of the volatiles that outflo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Cloud of gas or a trail around a comet or asteroid
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coma_(comet)
date created:
2004-04-08T03:43:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T00:17:05Z
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13
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