Multiple Choice
How is the coma of a comet produced
A) Rocky material breaks off from the comet to form the coma.
B) The coma is a cloud of particles that the comet has swept up in its orbital path.
C) Ices vaporize to become gas that forms the coma around the comet.
D) Particles in the solar wind get caught in the comet's magnetic field to form the coma.
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