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- adjective astronomy Having an
orbital period of less than 200 years, especially said ofcomets
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The NEC considers the short-period (SP) comet nuclei, to which the Tunguska body belonged, to be fragments produced in explosions of massive icy envelopes of Ganymede-type bodies saturated by products of bulk electrolysis of ices to the form of a 2H2+O2 solid solution.
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In a limited number of years, short-period comets complete an extended elliptical orbit around the sun.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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For more evidence, see the noted references.61 4. Even in the universe there is evidence for a young earth, such as short-period comets and interplanetary dust particles floating around in our solar system.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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For more evidence, see the noted references.61 4. Even in the universe there is evidence for a young earth, such as short-period comets and interplanetary dust particles floating around in our solar system.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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For more evidence, see the noted references.61 4. Even in the universe there is evidence for a young earth, such as short-period comets and interplanetary dust particles floating around in our solar system.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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For more evidence, see the noted references.61 4. Even in the universe there is evidence for a young earth, such as short-period comets and interplanetary dust particles floating around in our solar system.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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In a limited number of years, short-period comets complete an extended elliptical orbit around the sun.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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In a limited number of years, short-period comets complete an extended elliptical orbit around the sun.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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In a limited number of years, short-period comets complete an extended elliptical orbit around the sun.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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The dark irony of all this is that banks have long argued that repo financing — which allows banks to borrow for a short-period against collateral — is one of the safest parts of a bank's liabilities.
Lehman's Racy Repo Peter Eavis 2010
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