Comet

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

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Comets
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Comet's
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Comets'