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NISAR Satellite Images Antarctica

Updated 2026-07-22 01:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

NASA’s NISAR satellite has captured an image of Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja in East Antarctica, revealing how a mountaintop obstructs ice flow. The data provides insights into the region's glacial dynamics and environmental changes.

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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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