Solar System and Astronomy Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: mars : is called the "red planet" due to rust on its surface, uranus : rotates on its side, ante meridian : abbreviated am, mercury : planet with the most extreme temperature range, red : the typical color of stars with a low surface temperature, post meridian : abbreviated pm, kuiper belt : the part of the solar system past neptune, oort cloud : origin of 200+ year orbit comets, terrestrial planet : the type of planet with few satellites and long periods of rotation, jupiter : planet with the shortest day, neptune : pluto sometimes crosses this planet's orbit, gas giant : type of planet with many satellites and short periods of rotation, blue : the color of the hottest stars, pluto : so cold that nitrogen and oxygen freeze here, red giant : the stage of life for a low-medium mass star that has used all of its hydrogen, dwarf planet : pluto is one of these, ceres : larget object in the asteroid belt, venus : planet undergoing extreme global warming, asteroid belt : separates the inner and outer planets ad is between mars and jupiter, luna : another name for our moon on earth, saturn : planet with the most rings, zenith : the point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer, fusion : the nuclear process happening inside of stars; combining together of elements, main sequence : the stage of life our sun is in, earth : only planet not names after a roman or greek god