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Celestial Travelers and Orbital Paths
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Across
  • 1. A small icy body orbiting the sun with a glowing tail
  • 2. Force causing ocean rise and fall; linked to gravitational pull
  • 3. A depression on a surface caused by an impact
  • 4. Second planet from the sun, often called Earth’s twin
  • 6. Planet known for its sideways rotation and blue-green color
  • 7. Rocky objects orbiting primarily between Mars and Jupiter
  • 9. When one celestial body moves into the shadow of another
  • 14. To spin on an axis, like Earth does daily
  • 18. Natural satellite of a planet
  • 19. The curved path of a body around a star or planet
Down
  • 5. A cloud of gas and dust in outer space, star nursery
  • 8. An object placed intentionally or naturally around a planet
  • 10. Imaginary line a body spins around
  • 11. The star at the center of our solar system
  • 12. A large body orbiting a star
  • 13. The universe viewed as an orderly system
  • 15. To move in a circular orbit around another body
  • 16. A massive system of stars, stellar remnants, and dark matter
  • 17. A streak of light caused by particles entering Earth’s atmosphere
  • 20. A massive luminous sphere of plasma held by gravity

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