P6S
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2399/T-6
77º 17' 35.2" S
151º 27' 52.3" W
96.5 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 W. end
of Kizer Island on S. side of crevasse, unmonumented snow station.
Survey mark - 2" x 2" wooden stake set in snow.
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 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)
Unable to identify on Landsat image.
Aerial photos
Vertical
from TMA1634-13V
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 TMA1635-70R
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Oblique (2)
from TMA1640-90L
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FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
