Across
- 2. the red planet because of the iron oxide minerals
- 4. is often referred to as Earth’s sister planet
- 6. nearly round objects in orbit around the Sun that are not satellites
- 8. Earth is considered the center and everything else revolves around it
- 9. Sand- to boulder-sized objects in the solar system
- 10. the largest planet
- 11. objects formed from material similar to the material in planets’
- 12. the largest and most complex ring system
- 14. is composed of dust and rock particles, frozen, water, methane, and ammonia
Down
- 1. has about 27 moons and a thin ring system
- 3. smallest and closest planet to the Sun
- 5. are planets in orbit around stars other than the Sun
- 7. Sun is the center of the solar system
- 13. Triton is the largest moon of this planet