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Space Camera Finds 'Hummingbird' in Antarctica's Ice!

Ever wondered what a giant space camera can see from way up high? Get ready for a cool icy discovery!

Imagine you have a super-duper camera that can see through clouds and even a little bit into stuff, like an X-ray vision for the Earth! Well, scientists used a satellite named NISAR (that's NASA and India teaming up!) that has this special camera called L-band radar.

This amazing space camera was looking down at Antarctica, which is like Earth's giant freezer! It spotted something super cool: a mountain peak, called Nunatak Zaterjavshijsja (try saying that three times fast!), sticking out of the ice. But here’s the neat part – the ice around it looked like a 'hummingbird'!

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Based on reporting by NASA Breaking News.