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pl23_theb1540.jpg

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Description

Use of Navy Transit satellite receiver.Determining latitude and longitude simultaneously.Multiple passes over several hours to get good position

Credit

NOAA National Geodetic Survey

Display Date

1980?

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Geodesy

Astronomic Latitude and Longitude

Keywords

Geodesy

Astro