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Apophis will pass within 20,000 miles ( 32,000km ) of Earth on 13 April 2029 .
Mission will shed light on the composition and internal structure of the asteroid.
Asteroid larger than the Eiffel Tower will skim past Earth in an event that until recently scientists had feared could foreshadow a catastrophic collision.
No asteroid is expected to come as close for a few thousand years .
Osiris-Rex mission will rendezvous with Apophis in 2029 under a new mission title, Osiris-Apex .
Ramses will arrive at the asteroid before it's close encounter with Earth .
The mission will document the asteroid prior to the asteroid’s encounter with the Earth .
It is not the only mission preparing to scrutinise the asteroid.
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