2006-10-03 07:33:56 · 36 answers · asked by carla 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes you can!
Note: It's hard to see though..you would need to be in low alt.
2006-10-03 07:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by Robert 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Depends on what you mean by space. No, this is an urban legend. Although many man made objects are visible from the height of the space shuttle orbit ( 160 - 350 miles above the surface ), including runways, the Great Wall is almost invisible from 180 miles. No man-made objects are visible from the moon, which is 237,000 miles away. Check out the link below. Sorry all you yes people. Not true.
Check out the link before you give me a thumbs down.
2006-10-03 07:48:44 · answer #2 · answered by Papa John 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not with your eyes. The Great Wall of China is the much less wide than big roads and highways, so if you could see the wall from space you would also see lots of roads.
2006-10-03 12:27:51 · answer #3 · answered by eonwe11 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You know, I don't quite understand people's attitude. Most of the people over here answered 'Yes'. Let me ask those...stupids: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN IT FROM SPACE???
You ask me, I'd say, the best answer would be, "I don't know...See it for yourself."
LISTEN, logically, The Wall isn't just thick enough to be viewed from space. There are rivers much thicker than it but you will not be able to distinguish between them.
And, those pictures, how can you say for sure that they are not doctered. MOST OF WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD HAS BEEN 'TOLD ' TO US BY SOME LOUSY POLITICIANS FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT.
And if anyone is answering a scientific question in one word then hear me when I say: That person is a waste of flesh!!!
What if it was a legend created for the promotion of China. Do you think it is impossible? Then give me your reasons.
2006-10-03 08:10:32 · answer #4 · answered by knight_anirban 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not personally because I have never been in space to try, but I have heard that it is visible from an orbit just above the earths atmosphere - obviously it wouldn't be visible from further away, outer space is a big place.
2006-10-03 07:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by Gone 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Never been but I think the great wall of China is the only man made object visible from space
2006-10-03 07:45:02 · answer #6 · answered by Neil A 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have tried Google Earth a lot of times and have yet to find it. But it is resolution that is needed to see things. The wall is definitely long enough (size wise) to see but is it thick enough? However, throught the computer grahic and resolution, google earth can see the Hollywood sign and the color of a car. But this is after time and resolution correction.
2006-10-03 07:45:25 · answer #7 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is one of the earth's most outstanding features from space.
Great Wall of China
Many are familiar with the claim that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from space or from the moon with the naked eye. ...
geography.about.com/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/greatwall.htm
2006-10-03 07:38:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You can't see China Great Wall with NAKED EYE from orbit, even a Low-Earth Orbit (150 km+). Grab a binocular (not even a telescope) and you can see it. This was confirmed by their own first cosmonaut, who looked specially.
2006-10-03 07:37:03 · answer #9 · answered by mouse_tail_0 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
From outer space: No, absolutely not.
From low-Earth orbit: Maybe on a real clear day and if you know exactly where to look.
2006-10-03 07:57:04 · answer #10 · answered by Telesto 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
define outer space, we can see a license plate from a satellite. From shuttle orbit, you cannot. From lower orbit where some satellites are, you can see many man-made structures.
2006-10-03 07:37:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋