K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). It lies in the...
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K2 Black Panther (Korean: K-2 흑표; Hanja: K-2 黑豹; RR: K-2 Heukpyo) is a South Korean main battle tank (MBT), designed by the Agency for Defense Development...
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Daewoo Precision Industries K2 assault rifle is the standard service rifle of the South Korean military. It was developed by the South Korean Agency for...
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Vitamin K2 or menaquinone (MK) (/ˌmɛnəˈkwɪnoʊn/) is one of three types of vitamin K, the other two being vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and K3 (menadione). K2 is...
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GLONASS-K2 is the next-generation satellite design intended to support the Russian GLONASS radio-based satellite navigation system. Developed by ISS Reshetnev...
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The Furness Railway 21 class (classified "K2" by Bob Rush) or "Larger Seagulls", were a class of eight 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed by W. F. Pettigrew...
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Vitamin K (section Vitamin K2)
two natural vitamers: vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) and vitamin K2 (menaquinone). Vitamin K2, in turn, consists of a number of related chemical subtypes,...
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and lecturer. In August 2008, she climbed K2. Her husband, Rolf Bae, who had been climbing with her on K2, perished during the descent, as did ten other...
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K1 60/65cwt or 28–45 seat (1922–23) SK1 60/65cwt (1922–23) K2 70/75/80 cwt (1922–24) SK2 70/75/80cwt (1922–24) K3 60 cwt or 28–54 seat (1922–25) SK3 33/35...
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Synthetic cannabinoids (redirect from K2 (drug))
herbal incense, or "herbal smoking blends", and sold under common names like K2, spice, and synthetic marijuana. They are often labeled "not for human consumption"...
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highest mountains. It runs through the Karakoram mountain range, close to K2, which is the second highest peak in the world, reaching an elevation of 8...
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K2-141b (also designated EPIC 246393474.01) is a massive rocky exoplanet orbiting extremely close to a K Type orange main-sequence star K2-141. The planet...
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1954 Italian Karakoram expedition controversy (redirect from 1954 Italian K2 expedition controversy)
Lacedelli reached the summit of K2, 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), for the first time on the 1954 Italian expedition to K2 but for over fifty years the 1954...
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Liliane and Maurice Barrard (category Deaths on K2)
Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine Curran, p.66-67 Curran, p. 70 Curran, Jim, K2: Triumph and Tragedy. p.187-88. Grafton, 1989. (ISBN 0-586-20569-1)...
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K2-229b indicates a Mercury-like composition dominated by an iron core taking up about 70% of the planet's mass. Due to its extremely tight orbit, K2-229b...
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of exoplanets observed during the Kepler space telescope's K2 mission. On 31 March 2022, K2-2016-BLG-0005Lb was reported to be the most distant exoplanet...
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K2-236b is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits an F-type star. It is also called EPIC 211945201 b. Its mass is 27 Earths, it takes 19.5 days to complete...
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K2-239 (also designated EPIC 248545986) is a small red dwarf star in the constellation Sextans, about 32 parsecs (101 light-years) away from Earth. Observed...
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story's main character. This is the final film of Tony D'Amario, who plays K2, before his death in 2005. In 2010, social problems have overrun the poorer...
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Kepler space telescope (redirect from K2 Mission)
remaining two good reaction wheels and thrusters". On November 18, 2013, the K2 "Second Light" proposal was reported. This would include utilizing the disabled...
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Sigma factor (redirect from Sigma 70)
weights. For example, σ70 is the sigma factor with a molecular weight of 70 kDa. The sigma factor in the RNA polymerase holoenzyme complex is required...
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K2-25 is a young red dwarf star located in the Hyades cluster. There is a single known Neptune-sized planet in a 3.5 day orbit. Using proper motion measurements...
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expedition to K2, more properly called the "First American Karakoram expedition", investigated several routes for reaching the summit of K2, an unclimbed...
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List of multiplanetary systems (redirect from K2-302)
S2CID 122575277. Nespral, D.; et al. (2017). "Mass determination of K2-19b and K2-19c from radial velocities and transit timing variations". Astronomy...
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controlled by Pakistan. Its highest (and the world's second-highest) peak, K2, is located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It begins in the Wakhan Corridor...
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The Heinkel He 70 Blitz ("lightning") was a fast monoplane aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel Flugzeugwerke. It...
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Walmart ed.). 1 in≈19 mi. Chicago: Rand McNally. p. 94. Memphis inset. §§ K2-K5. ISBN 0-528-01329-7. Rand McNally (2016). "Tennessee" (Map). The Road Atlas...
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strip a planet of its atmosphere, so it is now considered non-habitable. K2-3d and K2-18b were originally considered potentially habitable, and the latter...
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Klitschko brothers (redirect from K2 Promotions)
brothers jointly run the professional boxing promotion companies "K2 Promotions" and "K2 East Promotions", as well as the "Klitschko Brothers Fund", a charity...
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