J6S

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2393

75º 35' 59.3" S

141º 51' 46.0" W

630.1 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 on W side of Land Glacier and the N side of El-Sayed Glacier on Mount Shirley, intersected snow station.

Survey mark - highest point.

Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Snoopy Astro determined during the 1966-67 Season.

Surveyed on 14 December 1966.

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level

Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 4: LT4024114008835410

Path 024 Row 114 - 19 December 1988

Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.

Sun elev: 28 deg / Sun azimuth: 75 deg

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B&W: 253K 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

No vertical photography available

Oblique (1)

from TMA1598-273L

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Oblique (2)

from TMA1599-12L

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from TMA1640-13R

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from TMA1727-174L

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from TMA1759-257L

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