The Dust Tail of a Comet Has Which Group of Characteristics

question 164

Multiple Choice

The dust tail of a comet has which group of characteristics?

• A) spherical, very large, and of low brightness, centered on the comet nucleus, showing up only on UV photographs
• B) curved, wide, and without structure, but thin and transparent to starlight
• C) long, straight, structured, and pointed directly away from the Sun
• D) narrow and straight and pointed directly at the Sun at all times

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