The nuclei of a comet is mostly:
A) solid ice
B) solid rock
C) liquid water
D) a porous mix of ice and dust
E) frozen carbon dioxide

Name: The nuclei of a comet is mostly: A) solid ice B) solid rock C) liquid water D) a porous mix of ice and dust E) frozen carbon dioxide
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The nuclei of a comet is a porous mix of ice and dust, also known as "dirty snowballs". This was confirmed by the data obtained from the Rosetta spacecraft, which visited the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014-2016.

The Nuclei of a Comet Is Mostly