How do we know that the "new" comets are members of the solar system and not just interstellar objects passing near the Sun?
A) They follow parabolic orbits
B) They follow elliptical orbits
C) They follow circular orbits
D) They follow hyperbolic orbits
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Q15: Where are the Trojan asteroids located?
A)In orbit
Q16: What eventually happens to most short-period comets?
A)They
Q17: Approximately how large must a meteoroid be
Q18: Comets in the Oort cloud are occasionally
Q19: The orbits of long period comets are
A)Circular
B)Close
Q21: This is an object that is burning
Q22: This is a dirty ice ball,usually found
Q23: Why do meteors seem to come from
Q24: This is an object from space that
Q25: Until recently why were most meteorite finds
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