Space
Across
- 1. The part of a comet that is always facing away from the Sun
- 3. The largest planet in our solar system
- 4. The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun
- 5. The part of a comet that surrounds the nucleus, made of water vapor and gas
- 7. Where the majority of asteroids are located
- 9. The icy region just past Neptune where some comets originate
- 11. The 'body' of a comet
- 14. A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere
- 15. A meteroid that has made it to Earth's surface
Down
- 2. An irregularly shaped chunk of space rock
- 6. The closest planet to the sun
- 8. The hottest planet in the solar system
- 10. A term for any small piece of broken asteroid or comet
- 12. The spherical outer limit of our solar system where some comets originate
- 13. A celestial object that is made of ice and dust