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NGC 6357, a Common card
NGC 6357 is a diffuse nebula near NGC 6334 in the constellation Scorpius.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 42
- Power
- 99
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 13,000
Power 99 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
NGC 6357 quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the NGC 6357 card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is also known as the ______ Nebula.
Answer
Lobster. It is also known as the Lobster Nebula. From the NGC 6357 article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
California State Route 33. California State Route 33 65 · NGC 6357 57 · Gratification 52 · Star 48 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 nebula contains many proto-stars shielded by dark discs of gas, and young stars wrapped in expanding "cocoons" or expanding gases surrounding these small stars.
- It is also known as the Lobster Nebula.
- This nebula was given the name War and Peace Nebula by the Midcourse Space Experiment scientists because of its appearance, which, in infrared images the bright, western part resembles a dove, while the eastern part looks like a skull.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The NGC 6357 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 57 and blocks with 42: each hit it takes is cut by 17 %.
How to get NGC 6357
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, NGC 6357 (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
