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    Exam 12: Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts
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    What Part of a Comet Points Most Directly Away from the Sun
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What Part of a Comet Points Most Directly Away from the Sun

Question 59

Question 59

Multiple Choice

What part of a comet points most directly away from the Sun?


A) the nucleus
B) the coma
C) the jets of gas
D) the plasma tail
E) the dust tail

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