The Solar System

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Across
  1. 2. The red planet
  2. 4. An object moving around a star
  3. 5. A group of stars, gas and just held together by gravity
  4. 8. The closest planet to the sun
  5. 10. Is far out and cold
  6. 11. A grouping of stars which have been given names by ancient astronomers
  7. 13. Our galaxy
  8. 14. Named after Roman Godess
  9. 15. A meteorite which is stoney
  10. 17. A waterworld with two thirds of the planet covered by ocean
  11. 18. It's basically orbits on it's side
Down
  1. 1. System The system of planets and other objects orbiting the star sol, which happens to be our sun
  2. 2. A shooting star, observed when a particle of dust enters into the Earths atmosphere
  3. 3. Is known most for it's rings
  4. 6. Is the fifth planet from the sun
  5. 7. Provides life
  6. 8. Any small object in outer space, such as rock, that falls into the Earth and lands on its surface
  7. 9. A small frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun
  8. 12. The gaseous area surrounding a planet or other body
  9. 16. The path one object takes around another