NASA's NISAR spacecraft captured a detailed radar image of East Antarctica showing a landform nearly the width of a major highway cut in the form of a hummingbird in flight. The distinctive shape stretches across a broad region, and the radar scan revealed fine details hidden beneath the snow cover. Scientists say the arrangement comes from ancient glacial erosion combined with the land underneath the ice. Researchers describe the result as a quiet reminder of how frozen layers can carve rock into recognizable shapes over long spans of time. The view was released in late July within NASA's active program to map Antarctic ice with radar based tools. The agency highlights the mission as a step forward in ice science. Agency leaders also note that the work helps studies of glacier retreat and sea level rise. Officials add similar scans will keep coming in the coming months. Images like this are set to draw attention from both scientists and the general public. The mission is being run jointly across two major government groups. Officials say the satellite was designed to track tiny shifts in the Earth's surface. The bird shaped view has already captured wide web based chatter. Several readers said the outline looked eerily lifelike.