W7S
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2422
77 º 03' 57.8" S
142º 27' 44.3" W
1180.4 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 in the Ford Ranges approximately 30 km NW
of the Clark Mountains and approximately 28 km NE of the Allegheny Mountains
at the S. end of Breeding Nunatak, unmonumented station.
Survey mark - highest rock point at S. end of ridge
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy
Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.
Surveyed on 16 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
No vertical photography available
Oblique (1)
from TMA 990-34R
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Oblique (2)
from TMA 1599-52L
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Oblique (3)
from TMA 1601-207L
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Oblique (4)
from TMA 1602-263R
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FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
