IRV
ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2457/I5/618
76º 02' 32.130" S
124º 06' 30.717" W
2435.3 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 M603. (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 at the E. end of the Usas Escarpment on Benes
Peak, monumented station.
Survey mark - drill hole in top of small rock approximately 16 meters
S. of N. edge of peak.
Surveyed on 11 December 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 5: LT5015114008635710
Path 015 Row 114 - 23 December 1986
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: 207K 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 km x 2km (69 x 69 pixels)
centered on control point pixel
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Aerial photos
No vertical photography available
Oblique (1)
from TMA 571-65R
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Oblique (2)
from TMA 582-039R
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Oblique (3)
from TMA 1726-11L
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FULL Scene
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