The eccentricity of an orbit describes how elongated it is; for a highly elliptical orbit, the eccentricity is typically much greater than that of a circular orbit (which has an eccentricity of 0). A highly elliptical orbit usually has an eccentricity closer to 1.
Among the options provided:
a. 0.0014 (almost circular) b. 0.9200 (highly elliptical, close to 1) c. 0.0009 (almost circular) d. 0.1500 (still more circular than elliptical)
The most appropriate choice for a highly elliptical orbit would be:
b. 0.9200
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