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Comets, Asteroids & Meteors

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What are comets descibed as? Comets are termed by scientists as giant dirty snowballs
What are Comets composed of? they are composed of frozen gases, rocks, and dust
What type of Comet originates from the Kuiper Belt Short-period Comets
What type of Comet originates from the Oort Cloud Long-period Comets
What forms behind a comet when it approaches the sun a tail
How many tails can a single comet have two tails
What are Asteroids Asteroids are small rocky structures that have no air or atmosphere
Where do Asteroids originate from Asteroids are located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
How can an Asteroid be launched off course When another asteroid collides with another
what can a small asteroid be in size and waht are they called 10m, meteors
what can a big asteroid be in size and waht are they called 100km+, planetoids
What is the name of the largest asteroid in the galaxy Asteroid Ceres
How big is Asteroid Ceres 950km
What is the name of the second biggest Asteroid we have discovered called Asteroid Vesta
What subsatnce has been foun on Ceres Water
What was the name of the mission NASA sent to the surface of Asteroid Ceres The Dawn Mission
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