Across
- 5. now is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system
- 6. a machine that is launched into space and moves around Earth or another body in space
- 7. number of planets there are in the Solar System
- 8. the hottest planet in the solar system
- 10. an object that orbits a planet or something else that is not a star
- 11. often referred to as the "Red Planet"
- 12. the farthest planet in the solar system
- 13. our home planet
- 14. a planet that spins on its side
Down
- 1. objects made of ice, dust, and rocks that orbit the sun They often have a visible "tail"
- 2. has the largest ring in the system
- 3. Our solar system resides in a galaxy called ...
- 4. layers of gases that envelope a planet
- 9. center of the solar system
- 11. closet to the Sun