Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on Comets
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Q: According to NASA, how many comets have been identified so far?
The current number of known comets is: 3,743. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/overview/
More than 3,700
Over 1,000
More than 2,000
Fewer than 500
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