Comparing planets
Across
- 2. A large grouping of stars in space
- 6. In comparison to something else
- 9. The study of celestial objects, space, and the universe as a whole
- 10. The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer, usually on Earth
- 12. A scientist who studies objects in space
- 13. The movement of one object around a center or another object
Down
- 1. The galaxy in which Earth and the Sun are
- 3. Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun.
- 4. A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object
- 5. The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity
- 7. A large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system
- 8. Outer planets made mostly of gases
- 11. A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit