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ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2571

 

72º 22' 22.366" S

96º 59' 42.463" W

724.6 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.

Located on Thurston Island at the E. end of the Walker Mountains in the center of a long narrow snow dome, unmonumented snow station.
Survey mark - highest snow point.
Surveyed on 27 January 1969.
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: LT50031110097079T0
Path 003 Row 111 - 20 March 1997
Quad map outlined in red. Up in image is roughly 35 degrees True.
Sun elev: 08º / Sun azimuth: 65º
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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 1906-108V
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 1763-87L
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Oblique (2)

from TMA 1907-158R
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