AME

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2437

75º 50' 55.652" S

132º 22' 02.867" W

2285.8 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.

Located 15 km SSW of Mount Kosciusko and 5 km N. of Forrest Pass on the S. end of the Ames Range on the S. slope of Mt. Andrus, monumented station.

Survey mark - Standard USGS tablet set in drill hole in rock outcrop, stamped "AME 1967-68".

Surveyed on 09 December 1967.

Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Toney Astro determined during the 1967-68 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: 322K 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

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