R6S
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2401
77º 16' 24.8" S
153º 44' 46.2" W
518.4 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 N. side of Edward VII Peninsula in
the Alexandra Mountains at the N. end of Sneddon Nunataks on highest snow
top on Mt. Swadener , 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)
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 TMA1637-141R
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Oblique (2)
from TMA1638-186R
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Oblique (3)
from TMA1640-102L
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FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
