@gistwiseapp: Can You See the Great Wall of China From Space? Myth Busted Can you see the Great Wall of China from space with the naked eye? No. The wall is very long, but on average only four to five meters wide, about as wide as a single-lane road, and its stone blends into the land around it. Astronaut Yang Liwei, who flew on Shenzhou Five, said he couldn't see it once he climbed past roughly 30 kilometers. In 2004, Leroy Chiao captured it from the International Space Station, but only with a powerful zoom lens, and the photo was hazy. 🎧 Hear the full 3-minute Gist, with its sources and a quick quiz, in the free GistWise app: https://gistwise.ai/open?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=short_greatwall GistWise: short, fact-checked audio lessons on 37 topics. Learn something new every day in 5 minutes. New accounts get 7 days of Premium free. #GistWise #GreatWallOfChina #SpaceFacts #MythBusted #Shorts

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