The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission reached Comet 67P at the time when the comet approached perihelion. Figure 20 shows jets emerging from the comet. Do these images confirm that comets are ‘dirty snowballs’? Why, or why not?
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The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission reached Comet 67P at the time when the comet approached perihelion.
Figure 20 shows jets emerging from the comet.
Do these images confirm that comets are ‘dirty snowballs’? Why, or why not?
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