The Kreutz group of these objects are a family of sun-grazing ones. A fragment of one of these objects is suggested as a cause of the Tunguska event. The debris from outgassing in these objects leads to meteor showers. One of these objects crashed into (*) Jupiter in 1994. These objects have features such as a pair of tails of dust and of ionized g
The Kreutz group of these objects are a family of sun-grazing ones. A fragment of one of these objects is suggested as a cause of the Tunguska event. The debris from outgassing in these objects leads to meteor showers. One of these objects crashed into (*) Jupiter in 1994. These objects have features such as a pair of tails of dust and of ionized gas, an atmosphere called a "coma," and a nucleus of rock and ice. For 10 points, name these objects, which include Shoemaker-Levy 9, Hale-Bopp, and Halley's.
The Kreutz group of these objects are a family of sun-grazing ones.
comets