facts, statistics, sources would be great
2006-12-12 06:58:31 · 14 answers · asked by blahhhaha 3 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
Melli's right! It can be seen from about 300 miles up no problem, which is the technical definition of space. If you took the average $500 telescope and took a peak on mars, i doubt you would be able to see it, however. A lot of people believe the myth that it is the ONLY thing that can be seen. Lights from cities (especially Las Vegas) can be seen from there as well.
2006-12-12 07:13:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There was a time, probably a couple hundred years ago, when people generally believed that the Great Wall would be the easiest human artifact to see from space. This belief is based on the misperception that its impressive length would have anything to do with its visibility. But it really can't be seen from more than a couple dozen miles up. It's not wide enough. Airports and major highways can be seen from space. Even large buildings can be seen, but I don't think anyone could resolve a shape or be able to tell what it was. Samantha's images are magnified. You're talking about how they would appear to the unaided eye, right?
2016-05-23 15:21:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your definition of "space". when leaving the earth's orbit and acquiring an altitude of more than a few thousand miles, no man-made objects are visible at all. NASA says, "The Great Wall can barely be seen from the Shuttle, so it would not be possible to see it from the Moon with the naked eye." Thus, it'd be tough to spot the Great Wall of China or any other object from the moon. Furthermore, from the moon, even the continents are barely visible.
This story is considered an Urban Legend.
2006-12-12 07:01:02 · answer #3 · answered by Melli 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually you can't see it from space, it is mostly earth colors and impossible to distinguish from the landscape. Also, there are quite a few man made objects, such as the panama canal that can be seen from space, but the wall isn't one of them.
2006-12-12 07:07:55 · answer #4 · answered by Matt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2006-12-12 07:01:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. In 2004, an image was taken that was thought to be the wall, but it turned out to be a waterway.
The pyramids in Egypt, though, can be seen:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=5187
2006-12-12 07:06:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
2006-12-12 07:12:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes , it can bee seen very good from space , he travel over the mountains ,it's really big , i want to see it once
2006-12-12 07:01:53 · answer #8 · answered by dexter 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lots of people say YES
but i know it's a NO
i've read it from a book (i forgot what book)
but it's absolutely NO
there's no such thing
2006-12-12 19:54:04 · answer #9 · answered by rian apple 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes....apollo, mercury, and shuttle astronauts have all seen it from space....it is the only man-made thing that is visible from space...(and oprah)
2006-12-12 07:01:36 · answer #10 · answered by italianone70 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋