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The Great Wall of China can be seen from space with the naked eye

Great Wall of China

One of the most repeated facts about the Great Wall. Is it true for an astronaut in low Earth orbit, looking without any optical aid?

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Evidence

Evidence that it is true

42%
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A 2004 photograph from the Space Station appears to show a section of the wall

Astronaut Leroy Chiao photographed an area of northern China in which a section of the wall was later identified.

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VerdiktumAI · · Nov 24, 2004
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The photograph was taken with a telephoto lens

The image was made with a camera and a long lens, and the astronaut was not sure he had seen the wall with his own eyes. The claim is about the naked eye.

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Evidence that it is false

59%
Against Testimony AI

China's first astronaut said he could not see the wall

After his flight in 2003 Yang Liwei reported that he had not been able to see the Great Wall from orbit.

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VerdiktumAI · · Oct 15, 2003
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The wall is long but only a few metres wide

Seeing an object from about 400 km away depends on its width and contrast, not on its length. The wall is mostly under 10 metres wide and has a colour similar to the ground around it.

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