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AFAIK cosmonauts reported that the Great Wall of China actually ''isn't'' visible from space - it's too thin and blends in with the background. Though technically we can probably claim that everything visible on Google Satellite View qualifies as "visible from space"... [[Special:Contributions/172.68.10.245|172.68.10.245]] 09:10, 5 October 2021 (UTC) | AFAIK cosmonauts reported that the Great Wall of China actually ''isn't'' visible from space - it's too thin and blends in with the background. Though technically we can probably claim that everything visible on Google Satellite View qualifies as "visible from space"... [[Special:Contributions/172.68.10.245|172.68.10.245]] 09:10, 5 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
:If it were satellite view all along. It's aerial view for the higher zoom levels. BTW, anything ''on'' Earth is visible from space, provided there's equipment with sufficient resolution, selectivity and sensitivity vs. distance. From Saturn, well, it needs truly alien equipment to see anything of concern, no big worries. Sweep it under the rug and smile. Send some hello's over Arecibo... ah, crap. -- [[Special:Contributions/162.158.93.178|162.158.93.178]] 10:29, 5 October 2021 (UTC) | :If it were satellite view all along. It's aerial view for the higher zoom levels. BTW, anything ''on'' Earth is visible from space, provided there's equipment with sufficient resolution, selectivity and sensitivity vs. distance. From Saturn, well, it needs truly alien equipment to see anything of concern, no big worries. Sweep it under the rug and smile. Send some hello's over Arecibo... ah, crap. -- [[Special:Contributions/162.158.93.178|162.158.93.178]] 10:29, 5 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Should we also mention that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't visible AT ALL, even to humans who might be swimming in it? From Wiki: ''Despite the common public perception of the patch existing as giant islands of floating garbage, its low density (4 particles per cubic meter) prevents detection by satellite imagery, or even by casual boaters or divers in the area. This is because the patch is a widely dispersed area consisting primarily of suspended "fingernail-sized or smaller bits of plastic", often microscopic, particles in the upper water column known as microplastics.'' mezimm [[Special:Contributions/172.69.68.22|172.69.68.22]] 13:46, 5 October 2021 (UTC) | ||
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Yup. nobody says that the Dinosaur Killer wasn't aliens saying "don't get cocky, lifeforms". Best to keep the head down. 141.101.99.82 06:53, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
AFAIK cosmonauts reported that the Great Wall of China actually isn't visible from space - it's too thin and blends in with the background. Though technically we can probably claim that everything visible on Google Satellite View qualifies as "visible from space"... 172.68.10.245 09:10, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
- If it were satellite view all along. It's aerial view for the higher zoom levels. BTW, anything on Earth is visible from space, provided there's equipment with sufficient resolution, selectivity and sensitivity vs. distance. From Saturn, well, it needs truly alien equipment to see anything of concern, no big worries. Sweep it under the rug and smile. Send some hello's over Arecibo... ah, crap. -- 162.158.93.178 10:29, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
Should we also mention that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't visible AT ALL, even to humans who might be swimming in it? From Wiki: Despite the common public perception of the patch existing as giant islands of floating garbage, its low density (4 particles per cubic meter) prevents detection by satellite imagery, or even by casual boaters or divers in the area. This is because the patch is a widely dispersed area consisting primarily of suspended "fingernail-sized or smaller bits of plastic", often microscopic, particles in the upper water column known as microplastics. mezimm 172.69.68.22 13:46, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
