Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Comet tail
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gptkbp:affects |
Solar magnetic field
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Type I tail
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gptkbp:color |
Blue
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gptkbp:composedOf |
Plasma
Ionized gases |
gptkbp:contains |
CO+ ions
H2O+ ions N2+ ions |
gptkbp:directionA |
Points away from the Sun
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Ludwig_Biermann
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1951
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature |
gptkb:Dust_tail
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gptkbp:emits |
Fluorescence due to solar UV radiation
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gptkbp:formedBy |
Solar wind interaction
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gptkbp:foundIn |
Comets
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ion tail
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gptkbp:length |
Can extend millions of kilometers
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gptkbp:movement |
Rapidly changes shape and direction
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gptkbp:visibleWhen |
Comet is near the Sun
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Comet_NEOWISE
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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