The only structure built by living organisms that is visible from the moon is not in Asia: It is The Great?

Answer 1

The great wall of china is not visible from the moon.

That is an urban legend.

No man-made structure is visible from the moon.

The usual statement is that it is visible from orbit and that depends on the height of the orbit.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/visible_from_space_031006.html

"Apollo astronauts could not make out manmade features from the Moon, for example."

EDIT: There are some claims that the Great barrier Reef is visible, but I am not 100% on that.

Answer 2

The smallest things the astronauts on the Moon could see were whole continents. Some large areas are green, like the Amazon rain forest, but no man made object is big enough to see from the Moon without a telescope. Even a big telescope on the Moon could not see the great wall of China or the great pyramid. OK, maybe a REALLY big telescope, like Keck (Hubble would be too small) could see the great Pyramid, and a smaller telescope could make out whole cities, especially at night because of all their lights. But there is nothing man made that could be seen without a telescope.

Answer 3

I think it would be possible to see man-made structures from the moon under certain circumstances, which the Apollo astronauts would not have experienced.

If you viewed the Earth from the moon when the moon was being eclipsed, the sun would be behind the Earth making the Earth’s face black, and the moon’s surface would be dark. Under those conditions, if the greatest urban areas of North America, Europe or Japan were under clear skies, you would detect the conglomeration of the city lights.

Answer 4

There are no man-made objects on Earth visible to the naked eye from the Moon.

I'd have to agree with the poster who said the Great Barrier Reef -- it's the only object even remotely large enough that was built by living creatures (coral), though I doubt even THAT is visible to the naked eye.

Answer 5

You're right. It's not in Asia. The Great Barrier reef is in the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 6

It would be possible to see the Great Pyramids from LOW EARTH orbit if they were black, but they're sand colored, and the ground around them is sand colored.

Still might be possible if the sun is low in Egypt and the Pyramids make very long needle-like shadows.

Answer 7

im gonna say the great barrier reefs - it is built by organisms

Answer 8

Barrier reef

Answer 9

Yeah, maybe it's the great barrier reef which is in australia........

Answer 10

I'm thinking a canal--probably the Suez or Panama.