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What happens when a comets icy core begins to melt?

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The small rocky core of a comet is covered with an icy layer mixed with dust.Generally a comet only becomes visible when it approaches the Sun and begins to melt. The frozen ice and dirt burn into a cloud of gas and dust which surrounds the nucleus.

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