Comet Dust
The comet dust is similar to interstellar dust except that it is composed of antimatter. Comet dust particles range in size from a millimeter (10 -1 centimeter) in diameter with a mass of one milligram (10 -3 gram) to 10 -7 centimeters in diameter with a mass of 10 -21 grams. On October 10, 1995, Hubble Telescope took the following picture showing the comet dust being ejected from Comet Hale-Bopp.
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Comets are composed of antimatter. The majority of comet dust falls into the chondritic class with various level of the abundant antimatter elements (AMg, AAl, ASi, AS, ACa, A Cr, AMn, A Fe, & A Ni). Chondritic particles comprise over 75% of the dust particles. The Acarbon content ranges from 5 - 25%. |
Their kinetic energy, mass (density 2 grams/cm3), diameters, & matter-antimatter energy are:
| Kinetic Energy (30 km/sec) |
Mass (grams) |
Diameter (centimeters) |
Matter-Antimatter Energy |
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4.5 x 10 9 ergs |
10 -3 g | 10 -1 cm |
9 x 10 17 ergs |
| 4.5 x 10 6 ergs | 10 -6 g | 10 -2 cm | 9 x 10 14 ergs |
| 4.5 x 10 3 ergs | 10 -9 g | 10 -3 cm | 9 x 10 11 ergs |
| 4.5 ergs | 10 -12 g | 10 -4 cm | 9 x 10 8 ergs |
| 4.5 x 10 -3 ergs | 10 -15 g | 10 -5 cm | 9 x 10 5 ergs |
| 4.5 x 10 -6 ergs | 10 -18 g | 10 -6 cm | 9 x 10 2 ergs |
| 4.5 x 10 -9 ergs | 10 -21 g | 10 -7 cm | 9 x 10 -1 ergs |
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The energy released from matter &
antimatter collisions is 200 million times larger than |
Comet dust particles become electrically charged by the plasma field created and the solar wind & interstellar dust particles. Since comet ions has similar characteristics as matter, scientists have mistakenly assumed that the coma is composed of matter rather than matter & antimatter. (See Periodic Table of Matter &Antimatter Elements).