The Asteroid That Thought It Was a Comet
Astronomy buffs know very well that asteroids and comets are entirely different animals. The former are made mostly of rock and metal, and live in a kind of no-man’s land between Mars and Jupiter. The latter are mostly ice, with a bit of rock and dust thrown in. They hang out on the outer fringes …
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