Monday, September 14, 2009

What is Halley’s Comet?

















Comets are huge clouds of gas and dust,
much bigger than the Earth,
with a rocky core a few kilometers across.
Halley’s comet is named after the English scientist
Edmond Halley (1656-1742),
Who worked out that its orbit around the Sun
brings it close to Earth every 76 years.

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