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Uncommon card · Science
243 Ida, an Uncommon card
243 Ida is an asteroid in the Koronis family of the asteroid belt.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 41,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
243 Ida quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the 243 Ida card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
On 28 August 1993, Ida was visited by the ______ Galileo spacecraft while en route to Jupiter.
Answer
uncrewed. On 28 August 1993, Ida was visited by the uncrewed Galileo spacecraft while en route to Jupiter. From the 243 Ida article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It was discovered on 29 September ____ by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna Observatory and named after a nymph from Greek mythology.
Answer
1880s. It was discovered on 29 September 1884 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna Observatory and named after a nymph from Greek mythology. From the 243 Ida article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Islamic philosophy. Islamic philosophy 89 · Emergency medical services 84 · Daihatsu Ayla 80 · 243 Ida 77 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was discovered on 29 September 1884 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at Vienna Observatory and named after a nymph from Greek mythology.
- Later telescopic observations categorized Ida as an S-type asteroid, the most numerous type in the inner asteroid belt.
- On 28 August 1993, Ida was visited by the uncrewed Galileo spacecraft while en route to Jupiter.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 243 Ida article was read about 41,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get 243 Ida
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 243 Ida (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : 243_ida.jpg : NASA/JPL derivative work: Chzz ►, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
