JOHN
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2341
77º 11' 46.496" S
144º 25' 16.385" W
1145.5 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 in the Ford Ranges at the E. end of the Sarnoff
Mountains on Mt. McClung, monumented station.
Survey mark - Standard USGS tablet set in drill hole in rock approximately
6 m W. of and 2 m lower than highest point, stamped "JOHN 1966-67"
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy
Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.
Surveyed on 11 November 1966.
Vertical Datum - Mean sea level
Image Views
FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
Landsat 4: LT4024115008835410
Path 024 Row 115 - 19 December 1988
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 27 deg / Sun azimuth: 78 deg
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B&W: 248K 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 TMA 990-15V
approx 4 km x 4 km
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Local Chip
101 x 101 pixels
Centered on control point
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Vertical
from TMA 1600-104V
approx 4 km x 4 km
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Local Chip
101 x 101 pixels
Centered on control point
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No oblique photography available
FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
