THE PLANETS

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Across
  1. 2. The largest peak on this planet is a volcano called Olympus Mons, which is three times higher than Mount Everest.
  2. 3. Very similar to Earth in terms of size and material. It is the brightest and the hottest planet in the Solar System.
  3. 7. There is one spacecraft currently orbiting this planet called Juno.
  4. 8. This is the second furthest planet from the Sun and therefore also has to travel a pretty long time to go once around out home star.
Down
  1. 1. This is the only planet that is not named after Roman and Greek gods.
  2. 4. This is the furthest planet from the Sun and it takes 165 years for this planet to go once around the Sun.
  3. 5. This planet's moon, Titan is the second largest in the Solar System.
  4. 6. The closest planet to the Sun is only about as wide as the Atlantic Ocean.