Question
Eduardo Alvarez and Robert Buchheim developed a 4-point method to calculate the diurnal parallax of these objects, a computation which was first done by Regiomontanus. They’re not planets, but the “exo” type of these objects have been suggested as a major source of white dwarf pollution. The Stardust probe was the most recent expedition to one of these objects named Tempel 1, after achieving its originally intended goal of collecting dust samples from one of these objects named Wild 2. One popular hypothesis about these objects by Fred Whipple describes them as “dirty snowballs.” For 10 points, name these celestial objects that are made of ice and have a tail. ■END■
ANSWER: comets [accept exocomets; reject “asteroid” or “meteor” or “meteorite”]
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Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Geoffrey Wu (UG) | Columbia A | Rutgers | 62 | -5 |
Udbhav Bodapati (DII) | University of Delaware A | Penn | 67 | 10 |
Carter Hohl | Columbia B | University of Delaware B | 93 | 10 |
Edward Zhou (DII) | NYU A | Swarthmore A | 93 | 10 |
Aiden Palermo (DII) | Rutgers | Columbia A | 93 | 10 |
Alex Shi (DII) | Swarthmore B | NYU B | 96 | 10 |