About 71% of Earth’s surface is covered by water, and 96.5% of that water is found in the oceans.

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The space rock is expected to make its closest approach at around 848,000 miles from the Earth, according to NASA.

NASA says of Apophis passing by that it is likely "an event like this has not happened at any time in recorded human history.

The Apophis asteroid, once feared to hit Earth, is less than three years from making an unprecedented approach toward Earth.

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NASA further said that the phase angle of the image is 98 degrees, meaning that less than half of both Earth and the Moon are directly illuminated.

The infamous Apophis asteroid is now less than three years from its historic 2029 Earth flyby, offering a rare science ...

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