C3

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 235

77º 05' 09" S

125º 55' 05" W

2763 Meters

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RANGE CONTROL

1959-60 Season

Engineer: William H. Chapman

Intersected peak positions determined from primary traverse stations determined by solar position at M239.

Elevations determined by altimeter traverse based on Byrd Station elevation of 1530 meters

Wild T-2 used for angular measurements

Located in Marie Byrd Land at the S. end of the Executive Committee Range on the SE. slope of Mount Sidley on unnamed peak, intersected station.

Survey mark - highest rock point

Horizontal Datum - Position based on solar observations at Mile 239.

Surveyed on January 1960.

Vertical Datum - Mean sea level

Image Views

FULL Scene (185 km x 185 km)

Landsat 5: LT5013115008635910

Path 013 Row 115 - 25 December 1986

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

Sun elev: 26 deg / Sun azimuth: 82 deg

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B&W: 276K jpeg (12 pixels/inch)

Regional View

28 km x 28 km (701 x 701 pixels)

Box indicates position of local chip

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 TMA 573-169R

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Oblique (2)

from TMA 582-42R

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