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in the late 1990s, a cattle farmer was clearing land on his Texas ranch and decided to write his name in kilometer-tall letters, producing the worlds largest signature. NASA uses it to evaluate the resolution of cameras on satellites and the ISS.

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Fun Fact: in the late 1990s, a cattle farmer was clearing land on his Texas ranch and decided to write his name in kilometer-tall letters, producing the worlds largest signature. NASA uses it to evaluate the resolution of cameras on satellites and the ISS.

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