CRYSTAL

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2328

 

76º 00' 43.600" S

143º 46' 40.053" W

856.8 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 on the SW side of Seimiatkowski Glacier, unmonumented snow station.
Survey mark - 2" x 2" wooden stake set in snow.
Surveyed on 19 November 1966.
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.
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: 495K jpeg (12 pixels/inch)
 
Not Photidentifable.