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ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - LOUMAE/MT. MOSES/2700
74º 32' 46.121" S
99º 08' 52.912" W
834.4 Meters
THURSTON ISLAND - JONES MOUNTAIN CONTROL
1968-69 Season
Engineers: Klaus Anderson, Frederick Brownsworth, Jr.,
Karl Eissinger, Charles Morrison, and Ronald Todd
Terrestrial survey network employing Wild T-2 theodolite
for angular measurements and Electro-tapes for distance measurements.
DKM-3A used for astro measurements.
HUDSON MOUNTAIN CONTROL
1960-61 Season
Engineers: Peter F. Bermel
Terrestrial survey network employing Wild T-2 theodolite
for angular measurements
Intersected peak positions determined from the solar position
of Novie (Adjusted to Thurston Island/Jones Mountain Control 1968-69).
Elevations determined by altimeter traverse based on Byrd
Station elevation of 1530 meters. (Elevations are weak and, as a group,
could be in error as much as 100 meters).
Wild T-2 used for angular measurements.
Located in the Hudson Mountains on the highest point on Mt. Moses, monumented
station.
Survey mark - Standard USGS tablet set in drill hole in rock outcrop,
stamped "LOUMAE 1968-69".
Surveyed on 26 November 1968.
Horizontal Datum - Position based on the Astronomic Position of Camp
II determined during the 1968-69 Season.
Vertical Datum - Mean sea level
Image Views
FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
Landsat 5: LT5232113009105110
Path 232 Row 113 - 20 February 1991
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 15º / Sun azimuth: 75º
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B&W: 368K 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 TMA 1909-201V
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 TMA 1904-204R
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Oblique (1)
from TMA 2034-85R
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Oblique (3)
from TMA 2035-195L
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Oblique (4)
from TMA 2036-115R
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FULL Scene
(185 km x 185 km)
