MARLENE
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2345
78º 03' 15.787" S
155º 19' 34.209" W
702.3 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 SW side of Edward VII Peninsula in
the Rockerfeller Mountains on highest point and E. most of twin peaks on
Mt. Nilsen, monumented station.
Survey mark - Standard USGS tablet set in drill hole in boulder projecting
approximately 0.5 meters, stamped "MARLENE 1966-67".
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
Vertical
from TMA1448-67V
approx 4 km x 4 km
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Local Chip
101 x 101 pixels
Centered on control point
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Oblique (1)
from TMA1590-53L
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Oblique (2)
from TMA1773-271L
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FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
