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Comets heat and cool as they approach and leave the sun. For those which circle the sun on a quasi stable orbit, does the tail get reabsorbed by the main rocky part of the comet as it cools, or is it swept away by solar winds?

by /u/PUMPKIN_IN_MY_POOPER in /r/askscience

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