Terra Image of Walaka (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Terra Image of Walaka

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NASA's Terra satellite observed Hurricane Walaka in the Central Pacific Ocean on Oct. 4 at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 UTC). Infrared light that revealed cloud top temperatures were coldest (red) as cold as minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 56.6 degrees Celsius).

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