The Solar System

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Across
  1. 1. A cloud of gas and dust
  2. 4. Commonly referred to as "dirty snowballs", they are composed of a icy, rocky core that has two tails that point away from the sun
  3. 5. Furthest planet from then sun and the coldest planet
  4. 9. Grains of dust clumped up that create small, irregularly shaped objects
  5. 11. Closest planet to the sun, hit by comets constantly
  6. 12. The largest planet in our solar system, known for its famous Red Spot
  7. 13. Has huge volcanoes and deep canyons in its surface, also known for its famous red color
  8. 14. Our home planet, it harbours life, and is the third planet from the sun
  9. 15. Planetesimals are formed into these, they develop their own gravitational fields
Down
  1. 2. A planet that rotates on its side, has a system of eleven rings
  2. 3. A celestial object that lies mostly in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
  3. 4. The only one of the known dwarf planets to be located in the asteroid belt
  4. 6. Formed at the center of a cloud that is flattened into a disc shape
  5. 7. Objects that orbit the sun at a further distance than Neptune, located in the scattered disk (Abbreviated)
  6. 8. 6th planet from the sun, has many beautiful rings
  7. 9. Used to be known as the ninth planet of the Solar system, has 3 moons
  8. 10. Made up of mostly carbon dioxide, has extensive volcanic featured in the surface
  9. 13. A Small, rocky object from space that is heated up as it enters the Earth's surface