2006-08-13 01:55:28 · 26 answers · asked by chris t 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
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2006-08-13 02:00:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No man made structures can be seen from the moon, but several can be seen from space as per the following extract:-
If we take "space" to mean a low Earth orbit such as the one travelled by the Space Shuttle (roughly 160 to 350 miles above Earth), the Great Wall claim fails twice. First of all, it's not the only object visible from that distance: NASA's Earth from Space photographic archive (particularly the Human Interactions section) shows that pictures taken from low orbit reveal human-built structures such as highways, airports, bridges, dams, and components of the Kennedy Space Center. Secondly, even though other objects are visible at this distance, according to Shuttle astronaut Jay Apt, the Great Wall is barely discernable, if not invisible:
We look for the Great Wall of China. Although we can see things as small as airport runways, the Great Wall seems to be made largely of materials that have the same color as the surrounding soil. Despite persistent stories that it can be seen from the moon, the Great Wall is almost invisible from only 180 miles up!
An object that can barely be seen from a height of 180 miles up is obviously not going to be visible from the moon (roughly 237,000 miles away), as confirmed by Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean:
The only thing you can see from the moon is a beautiful sphere, mostly white (clouds), some blue (ocean), patches of yellow (deserts), and every once in a while some green vegetation. No man-made object is visible on this scale. In fact, when first leaving earth's orbit and only a few thousand miles away, no man-made object is visible at that point either."
(The Great Wall of China can be discerned in radar images taken from space, but not in ordinary photographs.)
2006-08-13 02:25:28 · answer #2 · answered by Paul B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The film studio where it was all faked in 1969.
'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon'. etc. is just one such expose of the truth.
Incidentally, it's simply not true the Great Wall of China can be seen from the lunar surface. That wall is rarely more than 100 feet across. A simple calculation shows this wall, at a distance of nearly a quater of a million miles is not able to be seen regardless of its length.
2006-08-13 02:12:15 · answer #3 · answered by democracynow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who sais there is only one?
The great wall of china is quite narrow and not easily seen from space. There are lots of bigger structures, such as multi lane highways.
2006-08-13 02:03:49 · answer #4 · answered by Charles D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are actually 2 - the Great Wall of China and the islands that have been built int he shape of the world / palm trees in Dubai
2006-08-13 02:02:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Wall of China can be seen from space....!!
2006-08-13 01:58:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple it is the the great wall of china
2006-08-13 02:03:03 · answer #7 · answered by LALIT N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The great wall of China or have they recently decided that is not so.
2006-08-13 02:01:08 · answer #8 · answered by Julie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard it is the Great Wall of China, but I am not sure.
2006-08-13 01:59:14 · answer #9 · answered by skr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kansai International Airport - Osaka, Japan can be seen from space - check it out on google earth !
2006-08-13 23:05:57 · answer #10 · answered by savs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the great wall of china
2006-08-13 02:21:19 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋