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| + | gives something like an authoritative explanation togeter with photos taken from the ISS. | ||
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| + | Summary: the great wall can't really be seen from space. But you may be able to spot its shape if the conditions are right. Such as light from the right direction (see the shadow), or snow accumulating on one side of the wall but not the other. | ||
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| + | Jyrki Lahtonen | ||
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https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html
gives something like an authoritative explanation togeter with photos taken from the ISS.
Summary: the great wall can't really be seen from space. But you may be able to spot its shape if the conditions are right. Such as light from the right direction (see the shadow), or snow accumulating on one side of the wall but not the other.
Jyrki Lahtonen
