S5S

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2377/29

77 º 53' 46.4" S

148º 18 ' 09.6" W

882.6 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 at the S. end of the Ford Ranges on McKinley Peak, intersected station.

Survey mark - highest rock point

Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.

Surveyed on 14 November 1996

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level

Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 4: LT4024116008906810

Path 024 Row 116 - 09 March 1989

Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.

Sun elev: 6 deg / Sun azimuth: 80 deg

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B&W: 225K 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 TMA1895-38V

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 TMA 526-49R

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Oblique (2)

from TMA 1608-227R

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Oblique (3)

from TMA 1610-338L

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