Solar System I

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Across
  1. 2. I am a planet that is primarily known for my large size and Great Red Spot, a never-ending hurricane.
  2. 6. I am a force that keeps the planets, and other items in the solar system, from flying off into outer space away from the Sun.
  3. 8. I am a planet with the fastest winds in the solar system, have a deep blue color, and was discovered with mathematical prediction.
  4. 10. I have a star at my center, 8 planets (and other items) revolving around me, and am sometimes called a "space neighborhood".
  5. 12. I am the only planet known to currently have life.
  6. 14. I am a planet that has the largest volcano in the solar system: Olympus Mons.
  7. 15. I am a very small and dense planet. I am slightly larger than Earth's moon and it takes me only 88 days to go around the Sun once.
  8. 16. I contain "everything" that is known. I was created during the Big Bang.
  9. 17. I am the star at the center of our solar system. Without me, life on Earth would not exist.
Down
  1. 1. I am a dwarf planet found in the Kuiper Belt. I spin so fast my shape is similar to a football.
  2. 3. I am a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, the 2nd brightest object in the Kuiper Belt, and I take 305 years to go around the Sun once.
  3. 4. I used to be considered the 9th planet in the solar system. Now, I am considered a dwarf planet.
  4. 5. I am the only dwarf planet found in the INNER solar system (the asteroid belt between Mars & Jupiter).
  5. 7. I am sometimes called Earth's twin planet. Though I am not the closest planet to the Sun, I am the hottest.
  6. 9. I contain approximately 100-400 billion stars. I contain Earth and am a swirl shape.
  7. 11. I am a planet known for my large size and enormous rings.
  8. 13. I am a large dwarf planet. I am about the same size as Pluto but am about 3 times further away from the Sun. It takes sunlight over 9 hours to reach me.
  9. 16. I am a planet that appears to spin on its side because my axis is tilted 98 degrees.