Asked by anonymous
What characteristic best identifies it as a comet? Comets are streaks of light. Comets are larger than asteroids. Comets enter the Earth's atmosphere. Comets develop a fuzzy, cloud-like shell called a coma, as well as a tail.
Answers
Answered by
PsyDAG
From Wikipedia:
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail.
A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail.
There are no AI answers yet. The ability to request AI answers is coming soon!
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.