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The dust and gas that escapes from a comet creates a/an

OA. Meteor
OB. Asteroid
OC. Second comet
OD. Coma

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Coma

Step-by-step explanation:

Such a cloud, termed a coma, is a distinguishing feature of comets and consists of gases and entrained dust escaping from the cometary nucleus when sunlight causes its ices to sublimate.

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