water on comets and asteroids may have a different flavour

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An example of simile used in popular science writing:

"In essence, scientists would like to see if the water on comets and asteroids has the same 'flavour' as the water on Earth."

Natalie Starkey

Starkey, N. (2018). Catching Stardust. Comets, asteroids and the birth of the solar system. Bloomsbury Sigma.

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.