U5S
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2378
76º 17' 54.0" S
144º 39' 37.4" W
1141.9 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 in the central part of the Phillips Mountains
on Mount Paige, intersected station.
Survey mark - highest point on the extreme NE end of Mount Paige.
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy
Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.
Surveyed on 27 November 1966.
Vertical Datum - Mean sea level
Image Views
FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
Landsat 4: LT4024115008835410
Path 024 Row 115 - 19 December 1988
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 27 deg / Sun azimuth: 78 deg
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B&W: 276K 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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Oblique (1)
from TMA1360-61L
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Oblique (2)
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Oblique (3)
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Oblique (4)
from TMA1640-42R
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FULL Scene
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