C5S

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2361/T-26

76º 58' 52.8" S

145º 14' 01.2" W

694.3 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 Denfeld Mountains of the Ford Ranges in the Swansons Mts. on the highest point on Mt. Fonda, intersected station.

Survey mark - highest peak

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 5: LT5027115008634510

Path 027 Row 115 - 11 December 1986

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

Sun elev: 26 deg / Sun azimuth: 80 deg

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B&W: 230K 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 TMA1600-111L

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Oblique (2)

from TMA1601-204L

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