Intermediate Ulysses Word Search

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Words can be horizontal or diagonal, forwards or backwards. They can even cross! So have fun and good hunting! Try our Beginner or Advanced levels for variety...

Tell me more about these words that have to do with the Ulysses space mission: Ulysses, SWOOPS, flare, GRB, Jupiter, gas, corona, wind, cycle, ejection, plasma, sunspot

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