POWDER

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2348

76º 58' 18.269" S

149º 59' 00.913" W

432.4 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 the Marshall Archipelago off the coast of Marie Byrd Land on the apparent high point on the N. end of Cronenwett Island, unmonumented snow station.

Station mark - unmarked snow station.

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

Surveyed on 22 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)

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