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What happens to the tail of a comet when it moves far away from the sun ?

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The tail of the comet is gas and dust boiled off by the heat if the sun. So no new tail material is emitted once it gets away from the sun. So, if the Earth passes through the comet's orbit we can expect an increase in meteors from the dust component.

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