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