All four options are possible outcomes when an asteroid is slung around Jupiter into a new trajectory:
1. The asteroid can slow down as it passes around Jupiter due to gravitational interactions, similar to the slingshot effect.
2. The asteroid can continue out of the solar system if its velocity is sufficiently increased by the gravitational assist from Jupiter.
3. The asteroid can adopt an unusual orbit around the Sun, such as an egg shape, if its trajectory is significantly altered by Jupiter's gravity.
4. The asteroid can indeed fall into an irregular orbit around Jupiter if its trajectory is not significantly altered but rather becomes captured by Jupiter's gravitational pull.
An asteroid approaches Jupiter and is slung around into a new trajectory across the solar system. Which of the following is possible?
O The asteroid slows down as it passes around Jupiter.
O The asteroid continues out of the solar system.
O The asteroid adopts an unusual orbit around the sun, such as an egg shape.
O The asteroid falls into an irregular orbit around Jupiter.
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