A Typical Comet in an Elliptical Orbit Around the Sun

question 27

Multiple Choice

A typical comet in an elliptical orbit around the Sun will lose what fraction of its mass by melting each time it passes close to the Sun (i.e., at each perihelion passage) ?

• A) 1/1000
• B) very small fraction, less than 1/10,000
• C) 1/10
• D) 1/100

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