Comet Tails
Comet Tails
The plasma tails of comets point directly away from the Sun and are longest when nearest to the Sun. The orbit of a reference planet is shown in dark blue. Because the position of the planet changes, the orientation of the comet tail may not seem obvious when viewed from the planet.
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Permanent Citation
Permanent Citation
Jeff Bryant
"Comet Tails"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/CometTails/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: September 28, 2007