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Celestial Wanderers: Comets, Asteroids & Meteors

Explore the intriguing world of comets, asteroids, and meteors in our solar system. Learn about their composition, orbits, and fascinating characteristics. Discover the wonders of the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. Unravel the mysteries of meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites.

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Celestial Wanderers: Comets, Asteroids & Meteors

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  1. Ch.20 The Solar System Section 5: Comets, Asteroids, & Metors

  2. Section 5 • Comets (“dirty snowball” about the size of a mountain) • Comets are loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits are usually very long, narrow ellipses • A Comet’s Head • Coma • Nucleus • A Comet’s Tail • Origin of Comets • Kuiper Belt • Oort Cloud

  3. Section 5 • Asteroids (rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small & numerous to be considered planets) • Most asteroids revolve around the sun between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter • Asteroid Belt

  4. Section 5 • Meteors • Meteoroid • Come from comets or asteroids • Meteor • Meteorites

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