Comets
Comets The image above is that of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet fragments. In 1994, the fragment struck the surface of Jupiter, causing scars the size of Earth. Comets are large chunks of ice and rock that are floating in space. Just like asteroids, comets do not have natural tails, but when one approaches a sun, the ice begins to melt and pocketed gas is released. The sun's solar wind then pushs ...
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