Astronomy · Features of a Comet
Which physical phenomena are primarily responsible for forcing a comet's sublimated gases and dust away from the coma into distinct tails?
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- 1The magnetic field generated internally by the comet's rotating metallic core
- 2The vacuum pressure of the interstellar medium
- 3Solar radiation pressure and the stream of charged particles known as solar wind✓
- 4The gravitational pull of outer gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn
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Solar radiation pressure and the stream of charged particles known as solar wind
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