Re: A new class of comets that orbit within the main asteroid belt

[Bob Cain]

Sam Wormley wrote:

> Comets are "undercooked leftovers" that remained after clouds of dust
> and gas condensed to form the Sun and planets some 4.5 billion years
> ago. Composed of ice, dust and gas, they are often known as "dirty
> snowballs". 

Anybody got a good theory of how they came to be?  I mean why were they
left behind with the composition they have?  Where did the water come
from to start with?


Bob
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