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Exploration of the Moon, an Uncommon card
The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made a deliberate impact on the surface of the Moon on 14 September, 1959.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 49,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Exploration of the Moon quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Exploration of the Moon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Prior to that the only available means of lunar exploration had been ______ from Earth.
Answer
observations. Prior to that the only available means of lunar exploration had been observations from Earth. From the Exploration of the Moon article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made a deliberate impact on the surface of the Moon on 14 September, ____.
Answer
1950s. The physical exploration of the Moon began when Luna 2, a space probe launched by the Soviet Union, made a deliberate impact on the surface of the Moon on 14 September, 1959. From the Exploration of the Moon article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Decentralization. Decentralization 86 · Public administration 82 · Exploration of the Moon 78 · Antibiotic sensitivity testing 73 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.
- Prior to that the only available means of lunar exploration had been observations from Earth.
- The invention of the optical telescope brought about the first leap in the quality of lunar observations.
- Galileo Galilei is generally credited as the first person to use a telescope for astronomical purposes, having made his own telescope in 1609.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Exploration of the Moon article was read about 49,000 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 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Exploration of the Moon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Exploration of the Moon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
