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Changing Orientation of a Comet’s Tail as it Orbits the Sun

Description
Comets
Often compared to large, “dirty snowballs”
Composition
Frozen gases
Rocky and metallic materials
Frozen gases vaporize when near the Sun
Produces a glowing head called the coma
Some may develop a tail that points away from Sun due to
Radiation pressure and the solar wind
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