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Astrometry, an Uncommon card
Astrometry is a branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 109
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 109 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Astrometry quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Astrometry card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It provides the ______ and physical origin of the Solar System and this galaxy, the Milky Way.
Answer
kinematics. It provides the kinematics and physical origin of the Solar System and this galaxy, the Milky Way. From the Astrometry article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
National Register of Historic Places listings in Laramie County, Wyoming. National Register of Historic Places listings in Laramie County, Wyoming 71 · National Register of Historic Places listings in Licking County, Ohio 68 · Astrometry 63 · Basic oxygen steelmaking 60 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Basic oxygen steelmaking. Basic oxygen steelmaking 37,000 · Geochronology 26,000 · Astrometry 19,000 · Cooperative board game 6,600 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 provides the kinematics and physical origin of the Solar System and this galaxy, the Milky Way.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Astrometry article was read about 19,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Astrometry
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Astrometry (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : The original uploader was JustinWick at English Wikipedia ., CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
