2007-02-10 01:11:25 · 24 answers · asked by frangeebee 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ China
You CANNOT see the Great Wall of China from space. It's a myth. At 200km above sea level which is a low(ish) orbit for the shuttle the human eye could, under normal daylight, resolve a black line on a white surface of not less than twenty two metres in width. Note the length is irrelevant. It's the width that counts here. The maximum width of the Great Wall of China is just 9.7 metres, and it is the same colour as the landscape in most areas. It can't be done - it'd be like trying to resolve a human hair from fifty metres away. As for seeing it from the moon, forget it.
As for using zoom lenses, telescopes, what have you - you'd be able to see it if you knew where to look, but you'd be able to see pretty much anything within the resolving power of the lens you were using, making the question redundant.
2007-02-10 01:31:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
The reason you're getting a lot of different answers here is because 'Space' is a very relative term. Technichaly speaking, we're in space as we sit here now. We always are, we are as bound to it as we are to time. Now, I realize what you mean is 'out there'. But that's subject to interpertation too. It could mean in orbit, or it could mean outside the atmosphere. While the atmosphere isn't very thick, it doesn't exactly have a very well defined edge, either. And 'orbit' can go a long way out. So.. I guess I'd say that you can see the Great Wall from pretty high up. And you might not hear about motorways because that's not as dramatic sounding.
2016-03-29 00:49:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how high your orbit is, from the lowest orbit you could have and be in space, about 60 miles ish, you can see roads, buildings etc.. So you can see the wall from space, the myth is that you can see the great wall from the moon, which is rubbish, the only things you may be able to see are cities in darkness.
Also remember that the Governments with space capabilities, US, Russia, China etc.. have satallites that can read number plates from orbit
2007-02-10 23:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, you can not see the great wall of china from space, i even have the google earth as was posted above, what they think is the great wall is really a river, the great wall is just south of that river, and you loose sight of it at about 16 miles up, which is in the stratoshere, space does not begin till you hit 60 miles up, and the shuttle stays between 115 to 300 miles up, so no you can not see the great wall of china from space.
2007-02-10 01:37:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
By gentle ,this question the answer is nope,prove by astronaut Yang Liwei just now back from space say did not see.if to me,im also say Nope cuz great wall no the largest think can make you see at space,dont say myth.
2007-02-10 03:26:28 · answer #5 · answered by My code 0 178 356 7433 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
True, because even great rivers like Yangtze River (Longest and Widest River in Asia) can't be seen, what's more The Great Wall?
2007-02-10 01:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by Lacieles 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-02-10 01:15:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much a myth. Check out Wikipedia on the subject, they have a pretty good debunking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Wall_of_China#From_outer_space
2007-02-10 01:23:51 · answer #8 · answered by astazangasta 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, but if you don't believe me buy a ticket with virgin on the first shuttle into space for "ordinary" people and see for yourself
2007-02-10 10:58:03 · answer #9 · answered by Rebecca 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep you can see the great wall of china from space? and and a lott more down load goggle earth
2007-02-10 01:19:24 · answer #10 · answered by kevin s 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋