Dwarf Planets, Moons, and Space Rocks

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Across
  1. 3. Icy bodies that release dust and gas as it orbits the Sun
  2. 4. Largest moon in our solar system
  3. 8. This planet was discovered in 2005 and led the IAU to define what a planet is
  4. 9. Rocky body that orbits among terrestrial planets and gas giants
  5. 11. There is an ocean beneath this moon's icy surface that may be one of the most likely places to look for life in the solar system
  6. 13. The most volcanically active body in the solar system
  7. 14. Saturn's largest moon and only moon with a notable atmosphere
  8. 16. Only large moon in solar system that orbits its planets in a direction opposite to the planet's rotation
Down
  1. 1. Dwarf planet named after Rapanui God of fertility
  2. 2. The most heavily cratered object in solar system
  3. 3. Only dwarf planet located in asteroid belt
  4. 5. A small piece that has survived Earth's atmosphere and lands on Earth
  5. 6. Which dwarf planet has an egg shape
  6. 7. The dwarf planet located in Kuiper belt and it's largest moon, Charon, is about half its size
  7. 10. Larger of Mars' two moons that orbits it three times a day
  8. 12. A small rocky body that orbits the Sun and most of these bodies are found between Mars and Jupiter
  9. 15. Rocky body that traves through the Earth's atmosphere and leaves a streak of light