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Smith's Cloud, a Common card
Smith's Cloud is a high-velocity cloud of hydrogen gas located in the constellation Aquila at Galactic coordinates l = 39°, b = −13°.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 50
- DEF
- 32
- Power
- 82
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,800
Power 82 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 25 % of WikiCards cards.
Smith's Cloud quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Smith's Cloud card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The cloud was discovered in 1963 by Gail Bieger, née Smith, who was an astronomy student at Leiden University in the ______.
Answer
Netherlands. The cloud was discovered in 1963 by Gail Bieger, née Smith, who was an astronomy student at Leiden University in the Netherlands. From the Smith's Cloud article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Semyon Kirlian. Semyon Kirlian 57 · Alibre Design 53 · Smith's Cloud 50 · Ventral posterolateral nucleus 45 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 cloud was discovered in 1963 by Gail Bieger, née Smith, who was an astronomy student at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Smith's Cloud article was read about 4,800 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 50 and blocks with 32: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
How to get Smith's Cloud
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Smith's Cloud (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
