Fig. 1. Trajectory of Apophis in the Earth-centered J2000 inertial frame. The depicted trajectory begins on 2029 April 12 and ends on 2029 April 15. The empty circles represent Apophis and the Moon at their closest encounter. (IMAGE)

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Fig. 1. Trajectory of Apophis in the Earth-centered J2000 inertial frame. The depicted trajectory begins on 2029 April 12 and ends on 2029 April 15. The empty circles represent Apophis and the Moon at their closest encounter.

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Fig. 1. Trajectory of Apophis in the Earth-centered J2000 inertial frame. The depicted trajectory begins on 2029 April 12 and ends on 2029 April 15. The empty circles represent Apophis and the Moon at their closest encounter. Panel (A) shows the XY projection, while panel (B) shows the XZ projection.

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