B10T

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2484/T-56/L6/969

 

76º 00' 36.2" S

132º 38' 44.6" W

2786.6 Meters

 
MARIE BYRD LAND CONTROL
Flood Range to Mount Murphy Area
1967-68 Season
Engineers: Jack Harry, Charles Henkle, Lenny Hill, Tom Taylor
Terrestrial survey network employing Wild T-2 theodolite for angular measurements and Electro-tapes for distance measurements.
DKM-3A used for astro measurements.

BYRD STATION TRAVERSE
1959-60 Season
Engineer: William H. Chapman
Intersected peak positions determined from primary traverse stations determined by solar position at M676. (Adjusted to Marie Byrd Land Electronic Traverse of 1966-67-68)
Elevations determined by altimeter traverse based on Byrd Station elevation of 1530 meters (The altimetry elevations have been adjusted to agree with the elevations determined from the Marie Byrd Land Electronic Traverse of 1966-67-68).
Wild T-2 used for angular measurements.

Located in Marie Byrd Land in the Flood Range approximately 87 km E. of the summit of Mount Berlin and approximately 36 km SSW of Mount Kosciusko in the center part of Mount Bursey on the top of a small sharply rising snow peak, intersected snow station.
Survey mark - highest point on sharp snow peak.
Surveyed on 16 November 1967.
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: LT4021114008736210
Path 021 Row 114 - 28 December 1987
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: 203K 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

 

Vertical

from TMA1726-93V
approx 4 km x 4 km
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Local Chip

101 x 101 pixels
Centered on control point
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Oblique (1)

from TMA990-153R
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Oblique (2)

from TMA1621-62L
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Oblique (3)

from TMA1622-98L
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