DOME

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2330

 

76º 06' 29.701" S

145º 12' 10.478" W

1072.7 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 NW end of the Phillips Mountains on the NW end of Webster Bluffs, unmonumented snow station.
Station mark - top of snow dome
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.
Surveyed on 3 December 1966.
Vertical Datum - Mean sea level


Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 5: LT5027114008634510
Path 027 Row 114 - 11 December 1986
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 27 deg / Sun azimuth: 77 deg
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B&W: 506K jpeg (12 pixels/inch)

 

 

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