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2. Iron in the soil gives this planet its red colour.
4. This planet tilts over so far on its axis that it rotates
on its side.
6. This planet is sometimes called 'the Evening Star'
and is the closest planet to Earth.
8. A piece of stone or metal from space that falls to
Earth's surface
11. The dwarf planet in our solar system
12. This planet has a moon called Triton.
14. A big ball of dirty ice and snow in outer space
16. This planet is so large that all the other planets in
our solar system could fit inside it.

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1. At the centre of our solar system
3. All the gases that surround a star or planet
4. The huge space that contains all of the matter and
energy in existence
5. An object that moves around a larger object
7. A rocky space object of varying size
9. The path followed by an object in space as it goes
around another object
10. The only planet in our solar system whose axis
does not tilt
13. This planet is surrounded by over 1000 rings made
of ice and dust.
15. The planet third closest to the sun