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Across
  1. 2. the star around which the earth orbits.
  2. 5. the planet closest to the sun
  3. 8. a small, rapidly moving meteor burning up on entering the earth's atmosphere.
  4. 9. it is the seventh planet from our sun
  5. 11. the furthest planet from the sun
  6. 13. a person who travels in space
Down
  1. 1. a large artificial satellite used as a long-term base for manned operations in space.
  2. 2. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  3. 3. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.
  4. 4. the second cloest planet to the sun
  5. 5. the fourth closest planet to the sun, the last planet of the inner ring.
  6. 6. the closest planet to the sun in the outer ring, the biggest planet, and the first gas giant
  7. 7. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
  8. 10. second-largest gas giant, known for its rings
  9. 12. the planet we live on