The Solar System
Across
- 3. This planet is a failed star, its also the most massive planet in our solar system.
- 6. The hottest planet in our solar system, a single day on this planet lasts longer than its year does.
- 8. Sized similarly to earths moon, it is the planet orbiting closest to the sun.
- 9. Between Mars and Jupiter, this region of space has over 600,000 asteroids.
- 10. Our home solar system where the solar winds from the sun protect us from interstellar radiation.
- 11. The central star in our solar system.
- 12. With more planets (146) than any other planet in our solar system, you can't stand on this gas giant planet known for its rings.
Down
- 1. The most famous object in this donut shaped piece of space is Pluto.
- 2. With dust storms that last for months this red planet is covered in iron oxide.
- 4. This celestial body was too small to become spherical under its own gravitational weight. Its limited gravity also was too weak to cleared its orbit of other debris.
- 5. This planet was discovered by math, not by telescopes. It has 5 rings and 14 moons.
- 7. It takes 8 minutes for suns light to get to this planet, over half of this planet's surface remains unexplored.
- 13. With 13 rings, this ice giant world spins on its side and is the 7th planet from the sun.