Name: Zooming In on a Comet
Uploaded: 2023-02-04T19:00:00+00:00
Duration: 15 s
Description: Comets are asteroid-like bodies of rock and ice that have eccentric orbits. They shed gas when they get too close to the Sun and warm up, leaving a trail through space. The coma and tail of a comet ar

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Comets are asteroid-like bodies of rock and ice that have eccentric orbits. They shed gas when they get too close to the Sun and warm up, leaving a trail through space. The coma and tail of a comet are many times larger than the rocky nucleus.

Simulation Program: SpaceEngine

Music: Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 5. Polonaise & Double

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