Our Stellar Neighborhood Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. A region at the edge of the solar system, beyond Neptune, where many comets such as Halley’s Comet come from
  2. 4. The person who first observed Jupiter’s moons
  3. 5. Also called ‘the Red Planet’
  4. 8. The largest inner planet
  5. 10. A rocky object that has survived the atmosphere and fallen to the ground
  6. 13. The hottest planet in the solar system
  7. 17. A rocky object from space that has entered the atmosphere
  8. 18. The force that causes orbits
  9. 19. The largest moon in the solar system
Down
  1. 1. The element that Red Giant stars consume in their core
  2. 2. The number of moons that Venus has
  3. 6. The planet with the most moons
  4. 7. The planet where you would find the Great Red Spot, the largest storm in the solar system
  5. 9. A layer of gas surrounding some planets—this is what makes Venus so hot
  6. 11. The largest asteroid, also considered a dwarf planet
  7. 12. This gas makes up the majority of Jupiter and Saturn’s composition
  8. 14. An object made from rock, ice, and frozen gases that comes from the outer solar system and orbits the Sun
  9. 15. Saturn’s largest moon
  10. 16. A celestial object that orbits a star, is mostly round, and has enough gravity to clear its orbit