Comets, with each passage near the Sun, lose about 0.005 of their mass. Halley’s comet has a period of 76 years.
August 22, 2020 | Education
| Comets, with each passage near the Sun, lose about 0.005 of their mass. Halley’s comet has a period of 76 years. Estimate the approximate age of Halley’s comet
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76 years / 0.005 = 1.5 * 10 ^ 4 years
