Solar system Flashcards
(18 cards)
the sun and all the bodies that orbit it
Solar system
celestial bodies
comets
trail of plasma
ion tail
prominent of dust and gases
dust tail
essentially makes up the entire comet
nucleus
doughtnut shaped
kuiper belt
big thick bubble
oort cloud
most famous comet
halley’s Comet
are debris or remnant of dust
meteoroids
tail formed
falling star
a celestial event
meteor shower
considerd to be one of the most beautiful
orionid meteor shower
peaks in mid august
perseid meteor shower
solid piece of debris from an object
meteorites
most common meteorites
stony meteorites
equal porportions of metal
stony Iron
iron and nickle
Iron meteorites