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.。

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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.
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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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