GRIZ

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2336

77º 20' 37.064" S

150º 46' 01.612" W

459.1 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 the Sulzberger Ice Shelf at the SE end of Kizer Island, unmonumented snow station.
Survey mark - Top of snow dome.
Surveyed on 22 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 115 - 11 December 1986
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 26 deg / Sun azimuth: 80 deg
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B&W: 243K 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 TMA1610-324R
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Oblique (2)

from TMA1634-14L
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