Across
- 2. the third closest planet to our solar system's sun
- 3. a term used for powerful Earthlings who have accrued more money than any human should
- 7. name for the type of robot explorer sent to investigate Mars' surface
- 8. a former ninth planet since demoted to 'dwarf planet' status
- 11. An influential science educator of the 20th century who inspired the works of Neil DeGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye the Science Guy
- 14. the eighth closest planet to our solar system's sun
- 16. A famous science fiction novelist from Tacoma who predicted humanity would need to evolve past a reliance on technology or face certain extinction
- 17. the closest planet to our solar system's sun
- 20. the smaller of Mars' two moons, named after the Greek god of terror & dread
- 21. the seventh closest planet to our solar system's sun
- 22. the largest volcano on Mars and perhaps the largest in the solar system
- 23. the fourth closest planet to our solar system's sun
Down
- 1. The first Earthling woman to explore space
- 4. the larger of Mars' two moons, named after the Greek god of panic & fear
- 5. The first Earthling man to explore space
- 6. A famous science fiction novelist who wrote many short stories set on the planet Mars
- 9. the sixth closest planet to our solar system's sun
- 10. one who hails from Mars
- 12. the Greek god of war that the Romans rebranded as Mars
- 13. the second closest planet to our solar system's sun
- 15. The acronym for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- 18. the reason for Mars' red surface, known by its scientific name of iron oxide
- 19. the fifth closest planet to our solar system's sun
