What does it mean when the orbital eccentricity of a planet is close to 1?(1 point)

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its orbit is close to another planet's.
its orbit is close to another planet's.

Its orbit crosses over the orbit of another planet.
Its orbit crosses over the orbit of another planet.

its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.
its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.

Its orbit is not closed around a fixed point

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The correct response is:

its orbit is a highly elongated ellipsis.

When the orbital eccentricity of a planet is close to 1, it indicates that the orbit is highly elongated or stretched, resembling a more elongated ellipse rather than a circular one.