An asteroid approaches Jupiter and is slung into a new trajectory around across the solar system. If it's eccentricity is greater than 1, which statement might be true?(1 point)

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The asteroid slows down as it passes around Jupiter.
The asteroid slows down as it passes around Jupiter.

The asteroid continues out of the solar system, never to return.
The asteroid continues out of the solar system, never to return.

The asteroid adopts an unusual orbit around the sun, such as an egg shape.
The asteroid adopts an unusual orbit around the sun, such as an egg shape.

The asteroid falls into an regular orbit around Jupiter instead of the sun.

Answer 1

If the asteroid has an eccentricity greater than 1, it means that it is on a hyperbolic trajectory. Therefore, the most accurate statement from the provided options would be:

The asteroid continues out of the solar system, never to return.

This is because an eccentricity greater than 1 indicates that the object is not gravitationally bound to the Sun and will escape the solar system after its close encounter with Jupiter.