The Solar System

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Across
  1. 2. Solid, rocky objects that fall towards earth, often mistaken for a falling star
  2. 5. Known as the red planet
  3. 8. Largest planet that has 67 moons
  4. 10. An object consisting of ice and dust that when heated has a long tail as it travels away from the sun
  5. 11. An average star that all eight planets orbit
  6. 12. Used to travel into space and discover new things about the solar system
  7. 13. There are billions of these found in our galaxy, and are most prominent at night
  8. 15. The galaxy that includes our solar system
Down
  1. 1. This planet mostly consists of water and has 14 moons
  2. 3. Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth
  3. 4. Causes the planets to continually move around the sun
  4. 5. The closest planet to the sun
  5. 6. The hottest planet, that also has no moons
  6. 7. These orbit the planets, with some planets having more than one
  7. 9. Small and large rocky debris found throughout the solar system
  8. 14. The largest moon of Saturn