GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Meteoroids
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Meteors
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Asteroids
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Comets
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Detailed explanation-1: -Comets are frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices.
Detailed explanation-2: -Formation and Origins Astronomers think the icy objects of the Kuiper Belt are remnants left over from the formation of the solar system. Similar to the relationship between the main asteroid belt and Jupiter, it’s a region of objects that might have come together to form a planet had Neptune not been there.
Detailed explanation-3: -Halley’s comet will next appear in the night sky in the year 2062. It orbits the sun every 75-76 years, so this is the time between appearances. Halley’s comet was recorded by Edmund Halley in 1682. It was seen again in 1758, 1835, 1910, and 1986.
Detailed explanation-4: -Where Do Comets Come From? It is thought that most comets originate in a vast cloud of ice and dust that surrounds the solar system. The Oort Cloud, as it is called, extends several thousand times farther from the Sun than Pluto, the outermost planet.