B. Ferguson - planet crossword puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. a fundamental system in condensed matter sciences and the main constituent of gas giant planets
  2. 4. meteoroid becomes this after it survives a trip through the earths atmosphere and hits the ground
  3. 7. the mean distance between the center of the Earth and the center of the sun
  4. 12. the light spots on the moon
  5. 13. a flattened out circle or oval it is a circle
  6. 14. planet smaller than the average planet in the solar system
  7. 15. a number of meteors that fall from the sky
  8. 16. an accretion of dust and ice particles in a rock-like formation
  9. 18. a doughnut-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune
Down
  1. 1. planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface
  2. 3. the measure of how circular a planet is
  3. 5. a steep slope or cliff formed by folded or eroded layers of rock
  4. 6. ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun
  5. 8. the orbital motion of a spatial body in a direction that is opposite of what is normal in a given system
  6. 9. lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun
  7. 10. the dark spots on the moon / maria
  8. 11. planets made entirely out of gas and other materials
  9. 17. becomes a "shooting star" when it enters the earths atmosphere