Astronomy Crossword (English - 2)

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Across
  1. 1. Moon is also known as … in Latin
  2. 3. When a full-moon or new-moon appears when Moon is at its farthest distance from Earth (apogee), it appears smaller in size. It is also called as …-moon.
  3. 5. Name of the space module Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin landed on Moon.
  4. 7. A cavity on the surface of Moon caused by an impact of a solid object
  5. 8. A unit of time defined by a natural period related to the motion of Moon
  6. 10. Name of the hypothesized Mars-sized planet that is said to be collided with Gaia (the early-earth) that resulted in the formation of Moon 4.5 billion years ago
  7. 11. This compound is found in large amount (around 45%) on the surface of Moon.
Down
  1. 2. NASA’s space programme to send crewed space missions to Moon
  2. 4. Name of the India’s first mission to Moon
  3. 6. Name of one of the prominent features on the visible surface of Moon; named after an astronomer who discovered swaying in the inclination of the plane of the Moon’s orbit relative to the ecliptic (plane of the earth’s orbit)
  4. 8. Plural of a Latin name (meaning ‘sea’) for large, dark Basaltic plains on Moon
  5. 9. The regularly observable phenomena on Earth caused due to the revolution of Moon