The tail of an asteroid is not made of material itself. A comet can develop a temporary tail when passing close to the Sun, as the heat causes ice and gases on its surface to vaporize and create a visible tail.
Comets and asteroids are the same, but differ in the fact that comets have surface activity with their characteristic tail.
Yes, comets are mainly composed of ice, dust, and rock particles. When a comet approaches the Sun, the ice on its surface begins to vaporize, releasing gas and dust that form a bright glowing coma and tail.
The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and is primarily attracted by the gravitational pull of the Sun. The Sun's gravity influences the motion of the asteroids within the belt, keeping them in relatively stable orbits.
A small piece of an asteroid that has broken off in outer space is called a meteoroid. When this meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction with air particles, it creates a streak of light called a meteor or shooting star.
The tail of an asteroid is not made of material itself. A comet can develop a temporary tail when passing close to the Sun, as the heat causes ice and gases on its surface to vaporize and create a visible tail.
Comets and asteroids are the same, but differ in the fact that comets have surface activity with their characteristic tail.
Comet
asteroid then gas tail and then dust tail
The strange discovery made about asteroid herculina is the gaseous part of its tail.
a tail
A comet, shooting star, asteroid meteorite?
a tail
Comets develop a tail as the sun's energy vaporizes substances such as ice and dry ice that form the comet. Asteroids lack these substances and so do not devlop tails.
Yes, comets are mainly composed of ice, dust, and rock particles. When a comet approaches the Sun, the ice on its surface begins to vaporize, releasing gas and dust that form a bright glowing coma and tail.
The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and is primarily attracted by the gravitational pull of the Sun. The Sun's gravity influences the motion of the asteroids within the belt, keeping them in relatively stable orbits.
A small piece of an asteroid that has broken off in outer space is called a meteoroid. When this meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction with air particles, it creates a streak of light called a meteor or shooting star.