NASA Aqua Satellite View of Tropical Storm Heidi Before Landfall (image)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Caption

NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Heidi on Jan. 11, 2012, at 02:30 UTC (Jan. 10 at 10:30 a.m. EST) and captured a visible image of the storm. The image showed that Heidi maintained her well-rounded shape and her center was just north of the Pilbara Coast of Western Australia.

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NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team

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