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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 and can be much larger than they seem - the tails of some comets are over 1,000,000km long.
'''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 1,000,000 km long.


==Examples==
==Examples==
*Halley's Comet
*Halley's Comet
*Tago-Sato-Kosaka Comet
*Tago-Sato-Kosaka Comet

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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 and can be much larger than they seem - the tails of some comets are over 1,000,000 km long.

Examples

  • Halley's Comet
  • Tago-Sato-Kosaka Comet