The Solar System

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Across
  1. 3. Although not the closest to the sun, this planet is the hottest because of the thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide.
  2. 6. This object is no longer considered to be a planet.
  3. 7. This planet possesses the Solar System's most impressive system of rings.
  4. 8. Chunks of rock, most of which are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
  5. 10. Named for the Roman God of the sea.
  6. 12. The closest planet to the sun, it orbits the sun every once every 88 days.
Down
  1. 1. Made mainly from ice and dust, these objects can form tails millions of kilometers long when they pass near the sun.
  2. 2. This planet is more massive than all of the others combined
  3. 4. This planet's axis is so tilted that it orbits the sun on its side.
  4. 5. Its two moons are named Phobos and Deimos (fear and panic).
  5. 9. This object is at the center of the solar system.
  6. 11. You were born on this planet hopefully.