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What is the difference between asteroids and comets?

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the main diffrence between asteroids and comets is their composition, as in, what they are made of. Asteroids are made up of metals and rocky material, while comets are made of ice, dust and rocky material. Both asteroids and comets were formed early in the history of the solar system about 4.5 billon years ago.

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