Fig. 2. The sizes and close Earth encounter distances of NEOs from 1970 to 2170, showing the rarity of an Apophis-sized object passing Earth at 0.1 lunar distance at a relatively low speed. The sizes of objects are to scale. Data are based on JPL Center f (IMAGE)

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Fig. 2. The sizes and close Earth encounter distances of NEOs from 1970 to 2170, showing the rarity of an Apophis-sized object passing Earth at 0.1 lunar distance at a relatively low speed. The sizes of objects are to scale. Data are based on JPL Center f

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Fig. 2. The sizes and close Earth encounter distances of NEOs from 1970 to 2170, showing the rarity of an Apophis-sized object passing Earth at 0.1 lunar distance at a relatively low speed. The sizes of objects are to scale. Data are based on JPL Center for NEO (https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/; accessed: 2024 November 1).

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