Pluto Puzzles
Across
- 4. This moon is named after the ferryman who brought new souls to the Underworld.
- 6. Charon is half the size of ____.
- 8. This moon is named after a many-headed monster that can regrow two heads for every one lost.
- 12. Pluto's atmosphere ____ closer to the sun.
- 14. Icy cloud around solar system
- 15. Pluto's atmosphere ____ further from the sun.
- 19. Charon was discovered by astronomer ____.
- 20. Pluto's orbit is tilted ____ degrees.
- 21. Pluto's atmosphere is made of mainly ____ and ____ gases.
- 22. 4th officially recognized dwarf planet.
- 25. Pluto's orbit is more ___ than the other planets.
- 26. Pluto is a ____ planet.
- 27. Ring of dwarf planets, moons and comets past Neptune
- 28. Nix and Hydra were discovered by a ___ space telescope team.
- 29. This moon is named after the river that separates the Underworld and the world of the living.
- 30. Pluto was demoted in 200_ (Spell it out).
Down
- 1. Pluto was demoted because it did not clear its ____.
- 2. Charon is ____ locked onto Pluto.
- 3. 3rd officially recognized dwarf planet.
- 5. 5th officially recognized dwarf planet.
- 6. If Earth is a nickel, Pluto is a ____.
- 7. Nix orbits around Pluto every ____ days.
- 9. Direction of Pluto's rotation
- 10. Pluto is half the width of the ____.
- 11. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by astronomer ____.
- 13. The naming system of Pluto and its moons was begun by a young girl named ____.
- 16. Pluto’s surface area is almost equal to that of ____.
- 17. 2nd officially recognized dwarf planet.
- 18. This moon is named after the goddess of the night.
- 23. This moon is named after the three-headed canine guardian of the Underworld.
- 24. Greek god of the Underworld
- 27. Pluto’s average temperature is 37 ____ (the unit).