Space Terms Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. The red planet; contains ferricoxide which is a mineral that makes it look very red
  2. 7. Smallest gas giant; surface gravity almost Earth-like
  3. 8. 3 times as long as the Grand Canyon; once called "Easter Bunny"; dwarf planet
  4. 9. Only known planet that can obtain life
  5. 13. A very large star brighter than a giant star
  6. 14. When a supernova dies down and collapses
  7. 16. A body in the universe that contains millions or billions of stars
  8. 19. The core of a supernova/supergian star
  9. 20. A star that fuses hydrogen atoms to form helium atoms in its core
  10. 24. Largest planet in a solar system with around sixty moons
Down
  1. 1. Shaped like an egg, named after Hawaiian goddess; dwarf planet
  2. 2. Considered both a planet and a dwarf planet
  3. 4. When a star explodes MASSIVELY
  4. 5. A galaxy that neighbors the Milky way
  5. 6. The closest planet to the sun
  6. 10. Hottest planet in our solar system
  7. 11. A galaxy that contains the solar system
  8. 12. The planet with the most rings in our solar system
  9. 15. The only dwarf planet located in the inner solar system
  10. 17. A main sequence star located in our Solar System; all the planets orbit around it
  11. 18. A spheroid (ball) made out of hydrogen, helium and plasma
  12. 21. A body of interstellar stars
  13. 22. The most massive, second largest dwarf planet in the solar system
  14. 23. The only planet in our solar system that orbits on its side; the least dense planet