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Posted by Sara on Monday, February 15, 2010 at 9:38pm.

Both comets and planets orbit the sun. How do their orbits differ?

Comets orbit elliptically, and planets orbit more circularly.

Please correct me if Im wrong, thanks

Science-Help - drwls, Monday, February 15, 2010 at 10:30pm
You are correct.
Science-Help - Sara, Monday, February 15, 2010 at 10:32pm
Thank you :-)

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