Moon Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. results from a lunar impact
  2. 3. this eclipse can result in a blood moon
  3. 4. one quart through its orbit
  4. 6. an explanation for the formation of the Moon
  5. 10. the cause of tides
  6. 11. Earth sees me like this when I am a waning crescent
  7. 14. a lesser influencer to the tides
  8. 15. describes the tides when the moon is full
  9. 16. when Venus blocks light going to the Earth
  10. 17. the only wavelengths that can make it
Down
  1. 1. the direction of the Moon's orbit (also, anti- could be a prefix for it in Britain)
  2. 5. earth's atmosphere to the Moon during an eclipse
  3. 7. ancient lava flows on the moon made of basalt
  4. 8. the darkest part of the Moon's shadow
  5. 9. describes the tides during a quarter moon phase
  6. 12. the type of eclipse that happens during a new moon
  7. 13. one reason for the rarity of eclipses
  8. 15. a month that is 29.5 days. The moon goes more than 360 degrees around the Earth