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Old 10-11-10, 05:40 PM   #154
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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike View Post
Well its mass of the comet that counts. Comet tails are very large and thin, the largest ever recorded was over 1 AU in length- far larger than Jupiter but of much lower mass.
I realize it is a matter of mass and density, but the claim was about the size of the asteroid, not the gasses it sheds when hit by the Suns energy.
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