M6S

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2396

74º 44' 10.4" S

140º 20' 45.0" W

247.3 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 the Pacific Ocean in fast ice N. of Rupper Coast approximately 103 km W. of Cape Burks and approximately 70 km N. of Land Glacier on highest point at SE end of Cruzen Island, intersected snow station.

Survey mark - highest snow point.

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

Surveyed on 3 January 1967.

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level

Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 4: LT4024113008835410

Path 024 Row 113- 19 December 1988

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

Sun elev: 29 deg / Sun azimuth: 72 deg

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B&W: 368K 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 photographs available

Oblique (1)

from TMA1596-83L

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