The only real way to understand the scale of a Category 5 hurricane like Maria on Earth is to see it from space. 。

A new video taken by onboard cameras on the International Space Station shows the scale of Hurricane Maria like nothing else.。

SEE ALSO:Hurricane Maria may be the most destructive storm in Puerto Rico's history 。

The 45-second video clip shows off the Category 5 storm's swirling clouds and pinhole eye in the Caribbean on September 19.。

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Hurricane Maria left devastation in its wake on the small island of Dominica early Tuesday.。

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The storm is now forecast to pass over Puerto Rico in what could be the most devastating hurricane to impact the island in recorded history. 。

The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are already being buffeted by rain from Maria, as the storm makes its way closer to the islands.。

Hurricane Maria is just the most recent in a seemingly endless string of powerful hurricanes spawned in the Atlantic Ocean this summer. 。

Hurricane Harvey brought extreme, flooding rains to Texas, and Irma followed on its heels, impacting some of the areas that are now being slammed by Hurricane Maria.。

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