Chapter 4 - The Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. The largest planet in the solar system.
  2. 5. The second-farthest planet from the Sun.
  3. 6. The star at the center of the solar system.
  4. 7. The second closest planet to the Sun.
  5. 11. The red planet currently being explored by scientists, The fourth closest planet to the Sun.
  6. 12. The name for the planets that reside outside the solar system.
  7. 14. The name of the famous telescope launched in 1990, used to make discoveries about the universe.
Down
  1. 1. The farthest planet from the Sun.
  2. 2. The descriptor type of the four planets closest to the Sun. Known for their rocky surfaces.
  3. 4. The method for detecting exoplanets by observing their movement between the viewer and the exoplanet's host star.
  4. 8. The closest planet to the Sun.
  5. 9. The descriptor type for the four planets farthest from the Sun. Known for their gaseous composition.
  6. 10. The planet known for its many rings
  7. 13. The dwarf planet on the edge of the solar system.
  8. 15. The planet that resides within the "Habitable Zone" of our solar system.