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OCR: COMET small. icy body that orbits the Sun Comets composed of a nucleus coma hydrogen cloud and tail(s). The coma hydrogen cloud and tail form as the.comet approaches the Sun due the heating of the nucleus Acome can have two tails one composed isnp and the other of gas The tails always point away from the Sun because they are blown by the solar wind The orbits of comets are highly elliptical dust eiliptical