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Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, an Uncommon card
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, formerly called the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, is a space observatory being used to perform gamma-ray astronomy observations from low Earth orbit.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 28,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Another instrument aboard Fermi, the Gamma-ray Burst ______, is being used to study gamma-ray bursts and solar flares.
Answer
Monitor. Another instrument aboard Fermi, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor, is being used to study gamma-ray bursts and solar flares. From the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Fermi, named for high-energy physics pioneer Enrico Fermi, was launched on 11 June ____ at 16:05 UTC aboard a Delta II 7920-H rocket.
Answer
2000s. Fermi, named for high-energy physics pioneer Enrico Fermi, was launched on 11 June 2008 at 16:05 UTC aboard a Delta II 7920-H rocket. From the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ceramic capacitor. Ceramic capacitor 86 · Geoffrey Hinton 81 · Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope 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.
- Its main instrument is the Large Area Telescope, with which astronomers mostly intend to perform an all-sky survey studying astrophysical and cosmological phenomena such as active galactic nuclei, pulsars, other high-energy sources and dark matter.
- Another instrument aboard Fermi, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor, is being used to study gamma-ray bursts and solar flares.
- Fermi, named for high-energy physics pioneer Enrico Fermi, was launched on 11 June 2008 at 16:05 UTC aboard a Delta II 7920-H rocket.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope article was read about 28,000 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 Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
