Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
Across
- 7. Roman god of the underworld in Roman mythology
- 8. the astronomer who discovered Pluto
- 9. a large storm on Neptune similar to Jupiter’s red spot
- 11. the astronomer who discovered Uranus
- 12. a scientist who studied outer planets and the region beyond Neptune
- 13. the largest moon of Neptune that orbits in a retrograde direction
- 15. a moon of Uranus known for its unusual and varied surface
- 16. Roman god of the sky in Roman mythology
- 18. a dwarf planet located in the outer solar system
- 20. a region beyond Neptune filled with icy objects and dwarf planets
- 21. smaller moons that orbit Pluto
Down
- 1. space probe a spacecraft that flew by Pluto and studied it up close
- 2. a spacecraft that flew by Uranus and Neptune and sent back important data
- 3. when a planet passes in front of a star and blocks its light
- 4. the largest moon of Pluto
- 5. the scientist who suggested naming the planet Uranus
- 6. an astronomer who searched for a ninth planet
- 10. number of moons equals five
- 14. the astronomer who first observed Neptune
- 17. a cloud that fast moving bright cloud in Neptune’s atmosphere
- 19. Roman god of the sea in Roman mythology