Solar system 2
Across
- 2. 2 words.A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface.
- 5. The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- 8. A large, bowl-shaped cavity on a celestial body's surface caused by an impact.
- 9. The different shapes of the moon we see from Earth.
- 10. An instrument used to observe objects in space.
- 11. An object that orbits planets or dwarf planets, natural like the moon, or artificial like the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 12. A vehicle for exploring the surface of an extraterrestrial body (like Mars).
- 13. 2 words.The galaxy that contains our Solar System.
Down
- 1. 2 words.A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice.
- 3. 2 words.The region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found.
- 4. 2 words.The distance that light travels in one year, about 9.46 trillion kilometers.
- 6. A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, appearing as a streak of light.
- 7. A person who is trained to travel in space.