A comet is a small body primarily composed of ice and rock that is usually found in orbit of a star. They are distinguished from asteroids due to their distinctive tails, which are created by heat that results in the comet shedding its mass away from the star.
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- Comet article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Comet article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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