I think you will find that it has become a myth that the Great Wall of China is visible from space.
Generally it isn't, at least to the unaided eye. It certainly isn't visible from the Moon. More »
 
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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. This is simply not true. From a low orbit of the earth, many artificial objects are visible on the earth, such as highways, ships in the sea, railroads, c...
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The myth of being able to see the Great Wall from space originated in Richard Halliburton's 1938 (long before humans saw the earth from space) book Second Book of Marvels said that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible...
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The best you can see is the white and blue marble of our home planet. With all of the human construction, many buildings and other structures can be seen from space. But you can't see the Great Wall of China from space. Filed under: Astrono...
http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/can-y...
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Of course not it's only 32 feet wide. What astronaught's see is a line where dust storms hit the barrier of the wall.
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This question is asked very often, and sometimes it is not phrased correctly, just like: "Can you see the Great Wall of China from the shuttle or from the space station?". Of course you can see it from there! (Although personally...
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It has become a space-based myth. The Great Wall of China, frequently billed as the only ... Image above: While the Great Wall of China is very difficult to see or photograph from low Earth orbit,
www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.htm... www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html · Cached
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In places, it's difficult to see the Great Wall of China from China, even at fairly close range. That's not to say it's impossible for astronauts to get a glimpse, and if Liwei wanted tips in finding it he could have asked Ed Lu, who has be...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2003/oct/23/thisweeks...
China is rewriting textbooks after realising the Great Wall cannot be seen from space. ... China's first man in space, Yang Liwei, could not see the wall ... China imposes Great Wall ban ; 30 Jul 03 |
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A photograph taken from space appears to confirm that China's Great Wall can be seen with the naked eye after all. ... SEE ALSO: ... China ends Great Wall space myth ; 12 Mar 04 | Asia-Pacific...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4459311.stm · Cached
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This is a popular myth: the Great Wall of China is the only human structure that can be seen from space. But it's not true. The reality is that you can't easily see the wall from space with the unaided eye. In fact, when China's first astro...
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