The Planets

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Across
  1. 6. is the sixth planet from the Sun, the second-largest planet in our solar system.
  2. 8. is a small exoplanet (about 40 percent the mass of the Earth), which orbits on the inner edge of the habitable zone of the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, located 40.7 light-years (12.5 parsecs) away from Earth in the constellation of Aquarius.
  3. 10. is an exoplanet found orbiting within the habitable zone of Teegarden's Star, an M-type red dwarf 12.5 light years away from the Solar System.
  4. 14. the fourth planet from the Sun – is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere.
  5. 15. is slightly smaller than Pluto, and is the second-brightest object in the Kuiper Belt, while Pluto is the brightest.
  6. 16. is the third planet from the Sun, and the fifth largest planet.
Down
  1. 1. is the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and it's the only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system.
  2. 2. is the second planet from the Sun, and Earth's closest planetary neighbor.
  3. 3. was long considered our solar system's ninth planet. But it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union.
  4. 4. was long considered our solar system's ninth planet. But it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union.
  5. 5. is the largest planet in our solar system – if it were a hollow shell, 1,000 Earths could fit inside.
  6. 7. is the eighth and most distant planet in our solar system.
  7. 9. helped trigger a debate in the scientific community that led to the decision to clarify the definition of a planet.
  8. 11. The seventh planet from the Sun, has the third largest diameter of planets in our solar system.
  9. 12. is the smallest planet in our solar system, and the nearest to the Sun.
  10. 13. was nicknamed Santa by one discovery team. It is oval-shaped, and is one of the fastest rotating large objects in our solar system.