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- From: aarons@yang.earlham.edu
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- Subject: Viewing Great Wall From Space [was Re: Monuments of Mars]
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.184218.20539@yang.earlham.edu>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 23:42:18 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.181120.8910@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>, corleyj@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Jason D Corley ) writes:
- > In article <1992Nov17.044222.12323@odin.corp.sgi.com> rodb@slugo.corp.sgi.com (Rod Beckwith) writes:
- >>
- >> >> |> I've got a hunch there is more than one face and that the Mars
- >>
- >>
- >>What about the Nazca(sp?) Lines in South America? They have to be viewed
- >>from very high above the ground as well. BTW what do our own pyramids look
- >>like from orbit? Any gifs that anyone knows about?
- >>
- >
- > Nope. Can't see 'em. Can't see ANYTHING man-made from Earth orbit
- > and yes that includes the Great Wall of China. (I'm speaking of
- > course of naked-eye viewing. I doubt that the US gov't would take
- > kindly to us approaching them for .gifs of their spy satellite
- > photos, even if they are only of the pyramids ;-)
- >
- > Jason
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- Actually, the Great Wall of China *can* be seen with the naked eye. I have
- seen a normal (i.e. no magnification, flash (just kidding on the last
- one!)) photograph of Earth from space, and it did show the Great Wall,
- although it was quite dim. Of course, we all know that it wasn't built
- with space people in mind.....(unless there's something I don't know about)
-
- I am also guessing that you meant things that aren't illuminated, like cities,
- 'cos they can be seen at night.
- Have fun,
- Aaron G. Stock
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