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Comets are ice-rich small bodies that become active when approaching the Sun.
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As the nucleus warms, volatile molecules sublimate and drag dust from the surface.
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Spacecraft such as Giotto, Deep Impact, Stardust, and Rosetta have imaged nuclei directly and sampled comet material.
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