ROBENA

ALTERNATE NAME/NUMBER - 2581/T59

73º 06' 33.509" S

90º 19' 32.974" W

198.2 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 at the E end of Abbot Ice Shelf and approximately 3 km SW of Dentler Island on highest point on the S end of Lepley Nunatak, monumented station.

Survey mark - Standard USGS tablet set in drill hole in rock outcrop, stamped "ROBENA 1968-1969".

Surveyed on 26 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 4: LT4229112008901610

Path 229 Row 112 - 04 November 1996

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

Sun elev: 27º / Sun azimuth: 72º

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B&W: 293K 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 TMA 1919-335R

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