Saturn

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Across
  1. 2. a smaller gap within Saturn’s rings caused by the moon Pan
  2. 4. a small moon of Saturn known for its large impact crater
  3. 8. irregular spinning motion that does not follow a simple pattern
  4. 9. a small moon that helps shape and maintain Saturn’s rings
  5. 12. the distance within which a moon can be pulled apart by a planet’s gravity
  6. 14. an irregularly shaped moon of Saturn known for its unusual rotation
  7. 15. the sixth planet from the Sun known for its large and visible ring system
  8. 17. unpredictable spinning motion that changes over time
Down
  1. 1. space probe a probe that landed on Titan to study its surface and atmosphere
  2. 3. the scientist who discovered Saturn’s largest moon Titan
  3. 5. small moons that help keep Saturn’s rings in place
  4. 6. an early spacecraft mission that helped study the outer planets including Saturn
  5. 7. the large gap between Saturn’s main rings
  6. 10. a light gas found in large amounts in Saturn’s atmosphere
  7. 11. the astronomer who discovered several of Saturn’s moons
  8. 13. a point in space where the gravity of two large bodies balances the motion of a smaller object
  9. 16. Saturn’s largest moon with a thick atmosphere and methane lakes