STAN
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2354
76º 23' 42.582" S
147º 26' 11.332" W
732.6 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 on Guest Peninsula on Mitchell Peak a short sharp NE-SW ridge
approximately 61 meters SW of and 4.6 meters lower the highest snow capped
top, monumented station.
Survey mark - Standard USGS tablet set in drill hole in top of large
boulder, stamped "STAN 1966-67".
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy
Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.
Surveyed on 03 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)
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
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FULL Scene
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