Small Bodies and Dwarf Planets Question
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What is the difference between an asteroid and comet?
- A comet orbits the sun and an asteroid does not.
- When a comet comes near the sun it loses material while an asteroid typically remains solid.
- An asteroid is formed from leftovers from the formation of the solar system and a comet is not.
- An asteroid orbits the sun in the oort cloud while a comet orbits the sun between Mars and Jupiter.