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Cosmic distance ladder, an Uncommon card
The cosmic distance ladder is the succession of methods by which astronomers determine the distances to celestial objects.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 148
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 54,000
Power 148 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Cosmic distance ladder quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cosmic distance ladder card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Several methods rely on a standard candle, which is an ______ object that has a known luminosity.
Answer
astronomical. Several methods rely on a standard candle, which is an astronomical object that has a known luminosity. From the Cosmic distance ladder article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Banten. Banten 81 · Cosmic distance ladder 78 · Tillage 75 · Minor planet 72 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.
- A direct distance measurement of an astronomical object is possible only for those objects that are "close enough" to Earth.
- The techniques for determining distances to more distant objects are all based on various measured correlations between methods that work at close distances and methods that work at larger distances.
- Several methods rely on a standard candle, which is an astronomical object that has a known luminosity.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cosmic distance ladder article was read about 54,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Cosmic distance ladder
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cosmic distance ladder (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : WilliamKF , TilmannR, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
