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- From: corleyj@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Jason D Corley )
- Newsgroups: alt.alien.visitors
- Subject: Re: Monuments of Mars
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.210532.21581@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 21:05:32 GMT
- References: <1992Nov17.044222.12323@odin.corp.sgi.com> <1992Nov17.181120.8910@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> <1992Nov18.125755.1488@dct.ac.uk>
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- In article <1992Nov18.125755.1488@dct.ac.uk> ccdarg@dct.ac.uk (Alan Greig) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov17.181120.8910@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>, corleyj@helium.gas.uug.arizona.edu (Jason D Corley ) writes:
- >>
- >> 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 ;-)
- >
- >I don't believe this. Leaving the great wall aside for a moment, what
- >about some of the larger man made lakes? And by 'earth orbit' just how
- >high?
- >--
- >Alan Greig Janet: Alan@UK.AC.DUNDEE-TECH
-
- Yes, I have been corrected from several quarters so I will relent:
- 1. You can see man-made lakes from orbit, and
- 2. With certain photographic equipment and correct atmospheric
- conditions you can see the Great Wall from a low orbit.
- Sorry about the inconvenience:
- Jason
-
- My addition to the Alien Race Race:
- The Biltshar, the most hated and feared race in the Galaxy
- because they are shaped like Ding Dongs!!!!!!!
-