Astronomy Crossword Prelims (Juniors)

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Across
  1. 4. An event that occurs when the shadow of a planet or moon falls upon a second body.
  2. 6. Last name of the second man to walk on the moon
  3. 7. A solid piece of debris,that originates in outer space and survives the fall through the Earth’s atmosphere and collides with the Earth’ surface.
  4. 10. Closest star to the earth, after the sun
  5. 11. Outer part of the sun's atmosphere
  6. 14. Name of Jupiter's largest moon
  7. 15. A series or chain of craters
Down
  1. 1. a ______ satellite appears nearly stationary in the sky as seen by a ground-based observer
  2. 2. ______ said, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
  3. 3. First Indian to venture into space
  4. 5. An explosion caused when a star exhausts fuel and ends its life
  5. 8. This constellation is named after a hunter in Greek mythology
  6. 9. A branch of science that deals with studying the origin, structure, and nature of the universe.
  7. 12. Name of the first dog that went into space
  8. 13. One of the two planets that don't have a moon