Solar System Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. the beautiful light show due to solar wind near the north and south poles
  2. 5. dark, cooler spots on the surface of the sun
  3. 6. the surface of the sun
  4. 7. an imaginary line around which a planet rotates
  5. 9. flaming gas geyser shooting out of the sun
  6. 12. a complete day
Down
  1. 1. any object that revolves around another body in space
  2. 2. robotic sensor technology that takes pictures and has robotic arms to read and take samples of dirt or atmosphere readings
  3. 3. the Sun's atmosphere
  4. 8. streams of ions that blow off from the sun and get pulled to the Earth's north and south poles, where they release their electric energy
  5. 9. bright, hotter spots on the surface of the sun
  6. 10. each orbit that a planet makes around the sun
  7. 11. the outer most part of the sun