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'''Comets''' are balls of ice, gas and dust that have elliptical orbits round the Sun. They become visible as they approach the Sun | '''Comets''' are balls of ice, gas and dust that have elliptical orbits round the Sun. They become visible as they approach the Sun and can be much larger than they seem - the tails of some comets are over 1,000,000km long. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
*Halley's Comet | *Halley's Comet | ||
*Tago-Sato-Kosaka Comet | *Tago-Sato-Kosaka Comet | ||
Revision as of 17:50, 10 February 2012
Comets are balls of ice, gas and dust that have elliptical orbits round the Sun. They become visible as they approach the Sun and can be much larger than they seem - the tails of some comets are over 1,000,000km long.
Examples
- Halley's Comet
- Tago-Sato-Kosaka Comet