The Solar System

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Across
  1. 2. The "Red Planet"
  2. 5. Describes Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  3. 6. An enormous, oval-shaped storm found south of Jupiter’s equator
  4. 7. The most widely accepted explanation of how the solar system formed
  5. 8. Copernicus proposed that Earth and all the other planets orbit the Sun
Down
  1. 1. The outer planets nickname
  2. 2. Neptune’s blue color is mostly because of frozen ___
  3. 3. Named for the Greek God of the Sky
  4. 4. The planet famous for its beautiful rings
  5. 6. The ancient Greeks believed that Earth was at the center of the universe
  6. 9. Describes Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars