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Michel Mayor, a Common card
Michel Gustave Édouard Mayor is a Swiss astrophysicist and professor emeritus at the University of Geneva's Department of Astronomy.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 53
- Power
- 120
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 120 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Michel Mayor quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Michel Mayor card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He formally retired in 2007, but remains active as a researcher at the ______ of Geneva.
Answer
Observatory. He formally retired in 2007, but remains active as a researcher at the Observatory of Geneva. From the Michel Mayor article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Together with Didier Queloz in ____, he discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star, 51 Pegasi.
Answer
1990s. Together with Didier Queloz in 1995, he discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star, 51 Pegasi. From the Michel Mayor article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Astrophysical maser. Astrophysical maser 70 · Michel Mayor 67 · Michael Barratt 64 · Autobianchi A112 Runabout 60 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.
- He formally retired in 2007, but remains active as a researcher at the Observatory of Geneva.
- He is co-laureate of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics along with Jim Peebles and Didier Queloz, and the winner of the 2010 Viktor Ambartsumian International Prize and the 2015 Kyoto Prize.
- Together with Didier Queloz in 1995, he discovered 51 Pegasi b, the first extrasolar planet orbiting a sun-like star, 51 Pegasi.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Michel Mayor 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 67 and blocks with 53: each hit it takes is cut by 21 %.
How to get Michel Mayor
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Michel Mayor (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : L. Weinstein/Ciel et Espace Photos, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
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