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Grand design spiral galaxy, a Common card
A grand design spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with prominent and well-defined continuous spiral arms, as opposed to multi-arm, patchy and flocculent spirals which have subtler structural features.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 45
- DEF
- 21
- Power
- 66
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 66 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
Grand design spiral galaxy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Grand design spiral galaxy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
These spiral arms host much star formation, making them home to an ______ of bright, hot, and short-lived massive stars.
Answer
abundance. These spiral arms host much star formation, making them home to an abundance of bright, hot, and short-lived massive stars. From the Grand design spiral galaxy article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
As of ____, approximately 10 percent of all currently known spiral galaxies are classified as grand design type spirals, including M51, M74, M81, M83, M101, NGC 6946 and IC 342.
Answer
2000s. As of 2002, approximately 10 percent of all currently known spiral galaxies are classified as grand design type spirals, including M51, M74, M81, M83, M101, NGC 6946 and IC 342. From the Grand design spiral galaxy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Yamaha FS1. Yamaha FS1 51 · Jim Rohn 48 · Grand design spiral galaxy 45 · Lenzerheide 42 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.
- The spiral arms of a grand design galaxy extend clearly around the galaxy, covering a significant portion of the galaxy's circumference.
- These spiral arms host much star formation, making them home to an abundance of bright, hot, and short-lived massive stars.
- As of 2002, approximately 10 percent of all currently known spiral galaxies are classified as grand design type spirals, including M51, M74, M81, M83, M101, NGC 6946 and IC 342.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Grand design spiral galaxy article was read about 13,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 45 and blocks with 21: each hit it takes is cut by 8 %.
How to get Grand design spiral galaxy
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Grand design spiral galaxy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Chuck Ayoub, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
