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Technically the outgassing is considered a sublimation since it's not a liquid ;) The outgassing is mainly a function of the magnitude of the solar radiation (
by codezero 12y ago
Technically the outgassing is considered a sublimation since it's not a liquid ;)
The outgassing is mainly a function of the magnitude of the solar radiation (which varies quite a bit) and the cross section of the comet, so it's doubly variable and may outgas really far from the Sun if the conditions are right.