Difference between revisions of "Card Trivia:Planet Pathfinder"

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"Planet Pathfinder":

This card is based on the Mars Pathfinder, a robotic spacecraft used in a mission to analyze the atmosphere, climate, and geology of the planet Mars in 1997.
- However, this monster is based on the Curiosity rover, which features a distinct size and bulk in comparison to previous rovers.
  - Coincidentally, the date the Curiosity landed on Mars was on August 6th, 2012, three weeks after this card's OCG release in Abyss Rising on July 21, 2012.

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-* This monster's name is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Mars Pathfinder|Mars Pathfinder mission]], though the machine in question is actually based on Sojourner, the Pathfinder probe, instead of Pathfinder proper.
+* This monster appears in the artwork of "[[Tannhauser Gate]]".
-** Coincidentally, the [[wikipedia:Curiosity rover|Curiosity rover]] landed on Mars August 6th, 2012, which is within 3 weeks of this card's OCG release in Abyss Rising. The card's art also bears resemblance to the design of the Curiosity rover in its distinct size and bulk in comparison to previous rovers.
-* This card appears in the artwork of "[[Tannhauser Gate]]".
+* This card is based on the [[wikipedia:Mars Pathfinder|Mars Pathfinder]], a robotic spacecraft used in a mission to analyze the atmosphere, climate, and geology of the planet [[wikipedia:Mars (planet)|Mars]] in 1997.
+** However, this monster is based on the ''[[wikipedia:Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity]]'' rover, which features a distinct size and bulk in comparison to previous rovers.
-* This card has a Spell counterpart: "[[Terraforming]]".
+*** Coincidentally, the date the ''Curiosity'' landed on Mars was on August 6th, 2012, three weeks after this card's ''[[OCG]]'' release in ''[[Abyss Rising]]'' on July 21, 2012.