F6S

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2388/T-8

76º 41' 26.6" S

149º 46' 54.8" W

42.6 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 Marshall Archipelago half way between Hutchinson Island and Vollmer Island highest point on small snow covered island, intersected station.

Station mark - highest snow point on N. end of island.

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

Surveyed on 15 December 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)

Not visible on Landsat imagery

Aerial photos

No vertical photographs available

Oblique (1)

from TMA1609-282L

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Oblique (2)

from TMA1610-309L

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Oblique (3)

from TMA1640-76R

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