Across
- 1. A word that scientists use when they are talking about anything related to the moon.
- 4. The curved, circular path that one object takes around another in space.
- 5. The technical name for the fine, "pokey" dust and crushed rock that covers the moon.
- 8. The layer of gases surrounding a planet. The moon doesn't have one, which makes it very silent!
Down
- 2. A specialized vehicle used by astronauts to drive across the dusty moon surface.
- 3. The force that pulls you toward the ground; it is 6 times weaker on the moon!
- 6. The essential gas the crew must carry in tanks because there is no air to breathe.
- 7. A large, bowl-shaped hole in the ground caused by a space rock hitting the moon. SATELLITE: The moon is a natural one of these because it orbits around the Earth.