2/14 - Solar System Crossword

Closest planet to the sun.

Name for our galaxy.

Planet surrounded by a system of rings reaching into space thousands of kilometers.

Planet that is the furthest away from the sun but still in our solar system.

Path taken by a planet.

Famous Italian astronomer who played a major role in the scientific revolution.

The third planet from the sun.

Planet with many massive volcanoes.

Small bodies of ice, dust and particles tha orbits the sun.

Only planet in our solar system that rolls like a barrel instead of spinning on its axis.

Since 2006 astronomers considered this a dwarf planet rather than a planet.

Last name of the first man to step on the moon.

The hottest planet in our solar system.

Largest planet in our solar system.

The number of planets in our soloar system.