E7S

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2414

 

77º 37' 30.8" S

153º 41' 35.1" W

1173.8 Meters

 
MARIE BYRD LAND CONTROL
Edward VII to Getz Ice Shelf Area
1966-67 Season
Engineers: Thomas Bray, DeWayne Faulkender, Charles Morrison, Joe Strange
Terrestrial survey network employing Wild T-2 theodolite for angular measurements and Electro-tapes for distance measurements.
DKM-3A used for astro measurements.

Located in Marie Byrd Land on Edward VII Peninsula at the S. edge of the Alexandra Mountains between the Larson and Blades Glaciers on the highest snow point on La Gorce Pk., intersected station.
Survey mark - highest snow point.
Surveyed on 31 December 1966.
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.
Vertical Datum - Mean sea level


Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 5: LT5027115008634510
Path 027 Row 116 - 11 December 1986
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 25 deg / Sun azimuth: 84 deg
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B&W: 291K jpeg (12 pixels/inch)
 
 

Regional View

28 km x 28 km (701 x 701 pixels)
Box indicates position of local chip
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Local Chip

2.5 km x 2.5 km (69 x 69 pixels)
Centered on control point pixel
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Aerial photos

No vertical photography available


 

Oblique (1)

from TMA1637-152R
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Oblique (2)

from TMA1638-176R
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Oblique (3)

from TMA1640-106L
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