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Green Bank Telescope, an Uncommon card
The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia, US is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, surpassing the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 69
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 48,000
Power 135 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Green Bank Telescope quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Green Bank Telescope card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Since October 1, 2016, the telescope has been operated by the ______ Green Bank Observatory.
Answer
independent. Since October 1, 2016, the telescope has been operated by the independent Green Bank Observatory. From the Green Bank Telescope article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The Green Bank site was part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory until September 30, ____.
Answer
2010s. The Green Bank site was part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory until September 30, 2016. From the Green Bank Telescope article on Wikipedia.
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 Green Bank site was part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory until September 30, 2016.
- Since October 1, 2016, the telescope has been operated by the independent Green Bank Observatory.
- The telescope's name honors the late Senator Robert C. Byrd who represented West Virginia and who pushed the funding of the telescope through Congress.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Green Bank Telescope article was read about 48,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 69: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Green Bank Telescope
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Green Bank Telescope (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NRAO/AUI/NSF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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