SCIENCE|natural and applied sciences|space science
- cóiméad suanach Tagairt Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- dormant comet
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- Sainmhíniú "comet nucleus that, although once active, has lost the ability to generate a detectable coma in any part of its present orbit, which can be reactivated when perturbed to a smaller perihelion distance or by an impact removing an overlying nonvolatile crust and exposing fresh icy materials to sublimation" Tagairt "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on:SwRI Boulder Office - Southwest Research Institute > Evolution of Comets Into Asteroids (27.2.2023)"