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NISAR’s L-Band Radar Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica

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July 22, 2026 • 50 views
Original source: NASA

Description Data from the Earth-orbiting U.S.-India NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite’s L-band radar was used to produce an image of Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja — a mountaintop in East Antarctica — poking out amid a stream of ice flowing northeast to the ocean. The obstruction causes ...

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