Lunar Mission

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Across
  1. 1. A word that scientists use when they are talking about anything related to the moon.
  2. 4. The curved, circular path that one object takes around another in space.
  3. 5. The technical name for the fine, "pokey" dust and crushed rock that covers the moon.
  4. 8. The layer of gases surrounding a planet. The moon doesn't have one, which makes it very silent!
Down
  1. 2. A specialized vehicle used by astronauts to drive across the dusty moon surface.
  2. 3. The force that pulls you toward the ground; it is 6 times weaker on the moon!
  3. 6. The essential gas the crew must carry in tanks because there is no air to breathe.
  4. 7. A large, bowl-shaped hole in the ground caused by a space rock hitting the moon. SATELLITE: The moon is a natural one of these because it orbits around the Earth.