NASA's NISAR spacecraft captured a detailed radar image of East Antarctica showing a landform about the width of a major highway cut in the form of a hummingbird in flight. The bird like feature stretches across a broad region, and the radar pass revealed fine details hidden beneath the frozen layer. Scientists say the arrangement comes from old glacial erosion combined with the land underneath the ice. The team describe the result as a quiet reminder of how frozen layers can carve rock into distinct shapes over long spans of time. The photo was released in early July within NASA's active program to map Antarctic ice with radar tools. The agency highlights the mission as a useful advance in ice science. Researchers also note that the work refines studies of climate shifts and ocean changes. Officials add similar passes will keep coming in the next phase. Images like this are likely to draw notice from both experts and the broader audience. The mission is being run with collaboration between two major space agencies. Managers say the satellite was designed to record small shifts in the land elevation. The hummingbird image has already picked up wide web based attention. A number of readers said the form looked almost lifelike.