The Planets
Across
- 6. is the sixth planet from the Sun, the second-largest planet in our solar system.
- 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.
- 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.
- 14. the fourth planet from the Sun – is a dusty, cold, desert world with a very thin atmosphere.
- 15. is slightly smaller than Pluto, and is the second-brightest object in the Kuiper Belt, while Pluto is the brightest.
- 16. is the third planet from the Sun, and the fifth largest planet.
Down
- 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. is the second planet from the Sun, and Earth's closest planetary neighbor.
- 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. 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. is the largest planet in our solar system – if it were a hollow shell, 1,000 Earths could fit inside.
- 7. is the eighth and most distant planet in our solar system.
- 9. helped trigger a debate in the scientific community that led to the decision to clarify the definition of a planet.
- 11. The seventh planet from the Sun, has the third largest diameter of planets in our solar system.
- 12. is the smallest planet in our solar system, and the nearest to the Sun.
- 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.