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By: Aldrin Yuwan P. Adeva
Comets By: Aldrin Yuwan P. Adeva
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What are Comets? Icy bodies Orbits Snow line Atmophile Solid material
Sublimates Atmosphere
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Comets? Outer reaches of the kuiper belt Source Short period comets
Releases gas and dust Solar wind
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Short period comets Orbital periods Time scale Human history
200 years or less
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What are Comets? Solid Bodies Icy and silicates components
Inner Solar system Active Begins to sublimate
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Comet Structure Nucleus- contains
Solid ices and dust sized grains of refractory material. Coma- the atmosphere of water vapor and CO2 that sublimates from the nuclues. Dust tail- smoked sized Particles and 10 million km long. Gas Tail- using the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field they form a Ion or a Gas tail.
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THE END!!!! THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!!!!!!
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