How is the coma of a comet produced?
A) Rocky material breaks off from the comet to form the coma.
B) The coma is a cloud of particles that the comet has swept up in its orbital path.
C) Ices vaporize to become gas that form around the comet nucleus.
D) Particles in the solar wind get caught in the comet's magnetic field to form the coma.

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The coma of a comet is produced when the ices within the comet's nucleus vaporize as it approaches the Sun, releasing gas and dust that form a surrounding cloud.

How Is the Coma of a Comet Produced