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extraterrestrial life

life that does not originate from Earth
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extraterrestrial life

Summary

extraterrestrial life ranks in the top 0.15% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,481 views/month, #119 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • extraterrestrial life is a type of hypothetical entity[2].
  • extraterrestrial life is a type of life[3].
  • extraterrestrial life's Commons category is recorded as Extraterrestrial life[4].
  • extraterrestrial life is the opposite of Earthling[5].
  • extraterrestrial life's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Extraterrestrial life[6].
  • extraterrestrial life's topic has template is recorded as Template:Extraterrestrial life[7].
  • extraterrestrial life's has contributing factor is recorded as planetary habitability[8].
  • extraterrestrial life's studied by is recorded as astrobiology[9].
  • extraterrestrial life's studied by is recorded as search for extra-terrestrial intelligence[10].
  • extraterrestrial life's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include hypothetical entity[2] and life[3]. extraterrestrial life is the opposite of Earthling[5].

Why It Matters

extraterrestrial life ranks in the top 0.15% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,481 views/month, #119 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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