Small Bodies of the Solar System

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Across
  1. 2. Composed of ice, dust, and rock that travels around the Sun on a long, elliptical orbit.
  2. 3. Pieces of rock or metal which can be about 1 meter across or smaller moving through space.
  3. 6. Last seen from Earth in 1986 and takes about 76 years to orbit the Sun.
  4. 7. A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns, producing a visible streak of light.
  5. 9. Most are found in between Mars and Jupiter.
Down
  1. 1. A dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt.
  2. 2. A cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus of an active comet.
  3. 4. A distant region of comets beyond Pluto's orbit.
  4. 5. A nearly spherical body in space that orbits the Sun but shares its orbital region with other celestial bodies.
  5. 8. The path followed by an object as it moves around another object in space.