Concept information
Preferred term
Comet tails
Definition
- A formation of gas and/or dust that streams away from the coma of many comets under the influence of the Sun's radiation pressure and the solar wind. (en)
Broader concept
- Comets (en)
Narrower concepts
- Comet dust tails (en)
- Comet ion tails (en)
- Comet tail streamers (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/274
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