Comets - Concepts - Chapter 1 Class 6 Geography - The Earth and the Solar System - Geography

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[Geography Class 6] Comets - The Earth and the Solar System Class 6 - Concepts

  • Comets are lumps of snow and rocky dust that orbit the sun . 
  • There are about 200 crore comets in the solar system. 
  • When comets come near the sun, they glow and develop a long tail . 
  • The most famous comet is the Halley’s comet , which appears every 76 years . It was last seen in 1986 and will appear again in 2062 . 
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