Would you expect comets to follow the ecliptic? Explain.

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Feb 18, 2008

Would you expect comets to follow the ecliptic? Explain.

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Mar 2, 2008

Not if they come from the Oort cloud which is spherical

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Would you expect comets to follow the ecliptic? Explain.

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