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Space: Comets

Comets are fascinating celestial bodies composed of loose ice, dust, and rocky particles. They travel at incredible speeds, reaching up to 150,000 kilometers per hour, and can come within 100,000 kilometers per hour of Earth during their closest approaches. Originating from the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud, these small planetesimals exhibit unique characteristics such as their irregular shapes and coma, which points away from the sun due to solar flares. Iconic examples include Halley's Comet and Hale-Bopp. Explore the wonders of these cosmic wanderers!

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Space: Comets

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  1. Space: Comets By Max Frey, Dylan Holder, and Seth Yowell

  2. Comet info. • Comets are made of loose ice, dust, and small rocky particles. • the top speed 150,000 kilometers per hour. • Closest approach to earth of speed was 100,000 kilometers per hour. • They are very close to the sun. • They are beyond the orbit of Neptune. • When nears the sun, the ice will melt

  3. Comet Info resumed • Comets are small worlds called a planetesimal. • They come from the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud. • The coma can be behind or in front of the comet . • The coma points away form the sun because of solar flares. • Comets are small irregular shapes.

  4. Famous comets • Halley's comet • Hale-boppcomet

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