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[quote=MINDY                   ,17527]Ditto California! There is a story on that on xinhuanet.comPlease review the following:"Arthur Waldron, author of the single most authoritative history of the Great Wall written in any language, has speculated that the myth of the Great Wall's visibility from outer space might go all the way back to the fascination with the "canals" some people during the late nineteenth century believed to exist on Mars. (The logic was strange and simple: If Earthlings can see the Martians' canals, the Martians might be able to see the Great Wall.) But in fact, the Great Wall simply cannot be seen by the unaided eye from the distance of the moon, much less that of Mars."(from Wilkpedia.org)And NASA states the myth to be one of their biggest annoyances.  There are even claims that the story was started by a drunken NASA bigwig during an afterdinner speech.Although I agree that the Great Wall is a spectacular sight that should not be missed, I don't agree with the claim that NASA says the Wall is visible from outer space.Be prepared for your statements to be checked...it is not good to mislead people with false statements.[/quote]

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