The Solar System

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