Volcano erupts on comet, spews cold magma, know when it comes near Earth

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volcano erupted on a comet, spewing the cold magma, that was thrown into space. The comet looked like a sprouted horn, according to reports.

The incident was spotted last month by many astronomers on Earth. They were shocked to see that the comet’s brightness increased suddenly and concluded that it must have been the result of gaseous clouds around the comet.

The astronomers have identified the comet as 12P/Pons Brooks and said that it is a cryovolcanic comet, meaning that the comet has a cold volcano on its surface. When too much cold gases and other substances got deposited under the comet under too much pressure, it explodes, and streams of cold gases came out through the fissures.

British Astronomical Association astronomer Richard Miles told Live Science that the coma of the comet became 7000 times wider on July 26. The enlarged coma will eventually disappear as the gases will become so much more dissipated that they will cease to reflect sunlight. It will disappear.

The comet takes 71 years to rotate around the sun’s orbit and it reaches the farthest area of the solar system during its journey. It will reach the nearest point to Sun on April 21, 2014. Similarly, it will be closest to the Earth on June 2, 2024.

Q1. What is a cold volcano on the comet?A1. When too much cold gases and other substances got deposited under the comet under too much pressure, it explodes, and streams of cold gases came out through the fissures.Q2. When will the cold comet come near Earth?A2. The comet with a cold volcano will reach the nearest point to Sun on April 21, 2014. Similarly, it will be closest to the Earth on June 2, 2024.