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Across
  1. 2. I’m the morning and evening star. Hottest planet due to runaway greenhouse effect. Maxwell Montes is my highest mountain.
  2. 6. I spin on my side (98° tilt). My rings are dark and vertical. Methane makes me cyan.
  3. 7. I have the tallest volcano in the solar system (Olympus Mons) and two moons named Fear and Dread.
  4. 8. My year is 88 Earth days. My day is 59 Earth days. I have no moons.
  5. 9. My magnetic field flips. Only planet not named after a god. One continent holds most of my fresh water.
  6. 10. I contain 99.86% of the solar system’s mass. My core is 15 million °C. Light from me takes 8 minutes to reach Earth.
Down
  1. 1. My Great Dark Spot came and went. Winds are the fastest in the solar system. Triton orbits me backwards.
  2. 3. I have the Great Red Spot, 67+ moons, and a magnetic tail that reaches Saturn. Io, Europa, Ganymede orbit me.
  3. 4. The gap between Mars and Jupiter where most of these orbit. Ceres is the largest.
  4. 5. I would float in water (density less than water). My rings are ice chunks. Titan has methane lakes.