NISAR’s L-Band Radar Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica
2 Min Read NISAR’s L-Band Radar Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica PIA26617 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photojournal Navigation Science Photojournal NISAR’s L-Band Radar Reveals… Photojournal Home Photojournal Search Latest Content Galleries Feedback RSS About Downloads NISAR’s L-Band Radar Reveals ‘Hummingbird’ in Antarctica PNG (43.77 MB) PIA26617 Figure A JPEG (29.10 MB) 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 stresses in the ice, heavily fracturing the surrounding surfaces with deep cracks, called c...
