The density of Comet Halley was found to be about 0.2 g/cm3 . This implies that Comet Halley

a. is composed of about 50% rock and 50% frozen water and methane.
b. is loosely packed ices with a small amount of rocky material.
c. formed in the inner solar system and was ejected by Jupiter to the Kuiper belt.
d. is really an S-type asteroid.
e. was once a moon of Neptune and was ripped away by a large impact.


b

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