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comet ion tail

comet ion tail

Tail of electrically charged gas carried away from a comet by the solar wind.

All languages

English
comet ion tail
Norwegian
ionehale
Japanese
彗星のイオンの尾 — すいせいのいおんのお — suisei no ion no o
Korean
혜성의 이온 꼬리 — hyeseongui ion kkori
Spanish
cola iónica
French
queue ionique
German
Ionenschweif

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