The Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. Very large groups of stars that are found throughout the universe
  2. 5. A group of viable stars that form a pattern when viewed from earth
  3. 10. The spiral galaxy containing our solar system
  4. 11. What is the closest planet to the sun?
  5. 12. All existing matter and space considered as a whole
  6. 13. A gas ball visible in the sky at night
Down
  1. 1. A region of thousands of small bodies that exists outside the orbit of the planets
  2. 2. How many planets are in the solar system?
  3. 4. The collection of eight planets in orbit around the sun
  4. 6. What planet has the largest ring system
  5. 7. A small rocky body orbiting the sun
  6. 8. An artificial body placed around the planet to collect information
  7. 9. A small icy object that orbits the sun and has a long tail of gas
  8. 11. Which of the following is not a gas giant: neptune, mars or saturn?