5 Things On Earth That Can Be Viewed From Space

5 Things On Earth That Can Be Viewed From Space

We're sure that you must have heard that the great wall of china is probably one of the few man made objects that can be seen from space. This perception is however a myth as NASA says that the wall isn't generally visible atleast to the unaided eye in low earth orbit.

 

However, there are a few geographical elements that can be seen from space with the aid of satellites and astronauts of course who capture these stunning images with a click.

1.

Black lives matter mural, Washington DC, USA.

A huge mural reading black lives matter was pictured by a HD satellite on June 6, 2020.

The mural was painted on two blocks on 16th street and was commissioned by the Washington mayor Muriel Bowser after the massive outcry that poured forth following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police in Minnesota May 23, 2020

2.

The Himalayas, Asia

The Himalayas consists of the highest mountains in the world connected through the terrains of India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and china.

3.

The great barrier reef Australia

This is not a single reef but a vast collection of reefs passages and coral cays, located along the northeastern coast of Australia, the barrier reef is the worlds largest reef coral system

4.

The Amazon river

Well we would have been surprised if this didn't make it to the list.

The river and its surroundings passes through brazil and stretches for about 4, 000miles nonstop.

5.

The grand canyon, Arizona USA

This shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as the grand canyon is massive and can hardly be missed by the hi - tech telescopes floating in space.

The canyon is carved by the river Colorado it is 227 miles long and over 18 miles wide, like we said, massive.