Assertion: comet's effect | /r/HasProperty | to reduce the perihelion distance
Facets:
value: to very small values
type: OTHER
value: over many orbits
type: TEMPORAL
value: generally
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Over many orbits, the cumulative effect of gravitational perturbations on comets with high orbital inclinations and small perihelion distances is generally to reduce the perihelion distance to very small values.