UNIVERSE
ASTEROIDS
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Question
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Rocks that glow
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rock “stars”
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dirty snowballs
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists sometimes call comets dirty snowballs or snowy dirtballs, depending on whether they contain more ice material or rocky debris according to NASA.
Detailed explanation-2: -Components of a Comet in the Vicinity of the Sun When far from the sun, the nucleus is very cold and its material is frozen solid. In this state comets are sometimes referred to as “dirty icebergs” or “dirty snowballs, ‘’ since over half of their material is ice.
Detailed explanation-3: -Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun.
Detailed explanation-4: -Comets. These are also known as the ‘dirty snowballs’. They are cosmic objects of frozen gasses, rocks and dust. These are not the tiny objects you imagine them to be.