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Active asteroids are small Solar System bodies that have asteroid-like orbits but show comet-like visual characteristics. Image of asteroid (596) Scheila displaying a comet-like appearance on December 12, 2010.
| Credit: Kevin Heider @ LightBuckets |
Active asteroids are small Solar System bodies that have asteroid-like orbits but show comet-like visual characteristics. Image of asteroid (596) Scheila displaying a comet-like appearance on December 12, 2010.