Mars: The Red Planet
| O | C | R | V | Q | J | A | P | N | T | T | Q | Z | U |
| A | L | I | E | H | D | O | T | E | S | M | N | H | K |
| P | K | Y | R | T | L | Y | N | I | Y | R | N | V | T |
| G | E | I | M | A | A | A | T | C | M | O | E | S | R |
| Y | H | R | R | P | L | R | O | L | Y | T | G | O | V |
| W | K | C | S | P | U | L | C | N | E | S | F | M | A |
| S | A | C | D | E | O | S | A | B | B | T | H | I | L |
| P | X | E | O | N | V | C | M | R | I | S | P | E | L |
| P | R | O | Y | R | E | E | O | O | E | U | H | D | E |
| E | D | I | X | O | N | O | R | I | N | D | O | D | S |
| N | A | M | R | O | V | E | R | A | I | S | B | S | P |
| U | Z | E | E | D | F | S | N | O | N | N | O | O | J |
| H | Y | T | I | S | O | I | R | U | C | C | S | I | C |
| W | A | T | E | R | I | C | E | N | A | A | E | O | L |
- CANYON
- COLONY
- CRATER
- CURIOSITY
- DEIMOS
- DUSTSTORM
- IRON OXIDE
- OLYMPUS MONS
- PERSEVERANCE
- PHOBOS
- POLAR CAP
- RED PLANET
- ROCKY
- ROVER
- VALLES
- WATER ICE
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Mars gets its rusty color from iron oxide in the dust that covers it. This puzzle rounds up the planet's features and missions, from Olympus Mons and the moons Phobos and Deimos to rovers like Curiosity and Perseverance. It's a good fit for space-loving kids and classroom astronomy units, playable online or printable for later.
Mars: The Red Planet Word Search Answer Key
Checking a finished sheet, or stuck on the last word? The Mars: The Red Planet Word Search Answer Key marks all 16 hidden words in the grid and lists the row, column and direction each one starts from. It prints on its own sheet, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the answers.