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 (-5[1])achieving its originally intended goal (10[1])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.” (10[3])For 10 points, (10[1])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

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Geoffrey Wu (UG)Columbia ARutgers62-5
Udbhav Bodapati (DII)University of Delaware APenn6710
Carter HohlColumbia BUniversity of Delaware B9310
Edward Zhou (DII)NYU ASwarthmore A9310
Aiden Palermo (DII)RutgersColumbia A9310
Alex Shi (DII)Swarthmore BNYU B9610

Summary

2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y5100%0%20%88.40