Across
- 2. a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size.
- 4. A large star that produces light for Earth
- 5. a dark or discoloured spot on the skin caused by exposure to the sun.
- 8. an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication
- 10. a piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space as a meteor.
Down
- 1. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun
- 3. a celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars by having an apparent motion of its own (including the moon and sun)
- 6. one complete circuit round an orbited body.
- 7. conventional or stylized representation of a star, typically having five or more points.
- 9. the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.