Across
- 4. the outer planets are also called this
- 7. the largest planet in the solar system
- 14. our sun is this
- 15. a hole in the ground caused by a meteor hitting
- 16. outer layer of gas on a terrestrial planet
- 17. star at the center of our solar system
- 20. an instrument scientists use to observe planets
- 21. the galaxy we live in
- 22. planet named after the sea god
- 24. a rock that crashes into Earth's atmosphere
Down
- 1. kind of planet Earth and Mars are
- 2. something both Saturn and Uranus have
- 3. Earth's companion
- 5. planet famous for its rings
- 6. path planets take around the sun
- 8. known as the red planet
- 9. an icy rock that has a bright tail
- 10. rocks in a belt between Mars and Jupiter
- 11. planet closest to the sun
- 12. the force that holds planets in their orbits
- 13. planet between Saturn and Neptune
- 18. once a planet, now considered a dwarf planet
- 19. planet known as the evening star
- 23. a planet that contains life