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Herschel Space Observatory, an Uncommon card
The Herschel Space Observatory was a space observatory built and operated by the European Space Agency.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 81
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 17,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Herschel Space Observatory quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Herschel Space Observatory card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Herschel carried a 3.5-metre mirror and instruments sensitive to the far infrared and ______ wavebands.
Answer
submillimetre. Herschel carried a 3.5-metre mirror and instruments sensitive to the far infrared and submillimetre wavebands. From the Herschel Space Observatory article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Herschel was the fourth and final cornerstone mission in the Horizon ____ programme, following SOHO, Cluster II, XMM-Newton and Rosetta.
Answer
2000s. Herschel was the fourth and final cornerstone mission in the Horizon 2000 programme, following SOHO, Cluster II, XMM-Newton and Rosetta. From the Herschel Space Observatory article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Agoraphobia. Agoraphobia 940,000 · Herschel Space Observatory 17,000 · UNESCO Global Geoparks 12,000 · Frederick W. Lanchester 8,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- It was active from 2009 to 2013, and was the largest infrared telescope ever launched until the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope in 2021.
- Herschel carried a 3.5-metre mirror and instruments sensitive to the far infrared and submillimetre wavebands.
- Herschel was the fourth and final cornerstone mission in the Horizon 2000 programme, following SOHO, Cluster II, XMM-Newton and Rosetta.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Herschel Space Observatory article was read about 17,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 81: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Herschel Space Observatory (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Pline, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
