Suppose there were no solar wind. How would the appearance of a comet in our inner solar system be different?
A)It would not have a nucleus.
B)It would be much brighter in appearance.
C)It would have only one tail instead of two.
D)It would not have a coma.

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Comets typically have two tails: the ion tail, which is caused by the solar wind and always points directly away from the Sun, and the dust tail, which is caused by the pressure of sunlight itself. Without the solar wind, comets would lack the ion tail, leaving them with only the dust tail.

Suppose There Were No Solar Wind