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A small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dustloosely packed together, travel in elongatedelliptical orbits, have dust and ion tails, ion tailsalways point away from the sun; tails disappearfar away from the sun; revolve around the sun
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Asteroid
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Comet
C
Meteoroid
D
Meteor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Comets are loose collections of ice, dust, or rock particles whose orbits are usually very long, narrow ellipses. You can think of a comet as a “dirty snowball.”

Detailed explanation-2: -The Short Answer: Comets are large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun. Best known for their long, streaming tails, these ancient objects are leftovers from the formation of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago.

Detailed explanation-3: -Scientists sometimes call comets dirty snowballs or snowy dirtballs, depending on whether they contain more ice material or rocky debris according to NASA. Related: How to view and photograph comets.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asteroids Asteroids are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun. They are remnants left over from the formation of our solar system, ranging in size from the length of a car to about as wide as a large city.

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