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The Great Wall of China: dynasties, dragons and warriors

Can the Great Wall of China be seen from the Moon?

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The Ming dynasty Great Wall at Jinshanling, outside Beijing. Photograph by Jean-Francois Lanzarone.
Reproduced courtesy Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

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Exhibition Information

Do you think that the Great Wall of China can be seen from the moon? explain why / why not.

Great Wall of China

Explore the images and information provided at The Great Wall of China website http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/radar/sircxsar/gwall.html

Identify the key information provided at this site and list in the box below.

Consider the relevance of the above site. Do you beleive this source would be an authority on the topic? why? why not?

View this picture of the Great Wall taken from Google Earth. What does this image show you? what questions do you have from looking at this image?

The Great Debate

Use this site http://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html to further explore this question. List the key evidence provided.

Conclusion

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