Tropical Storm Maliksi on Oct. 2, 2012, at 11:47 p.m. EDT (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Tropical Storm Maliksi on Oct. 2, 2012, at 11:47 p.m. EDT

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The AIRS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of Tropical storm Maliksi on Oct. 2, 2012, at 11:47 p.m. EDT. Strongest thunderstorms appeared east of the center of circulation, where cloud-top temperatures were as cold as -63 Fahrenheit (-52 Celsius).

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NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

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