A deep space probe moving forward in space needs to make a course correction and so fires a thruster on the side of the probe $90^{\circ}$ away from its direction of motion, as shown below. After the thruster is turned off, which trajectory best describes the probe's subsequent motion?
Possible final trajectories (thruster off):

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The Answer of A deep space probe moving forward in space needs to make a course correction and so fires a thruster on the side of the probe $90^{\circ}$ away from its direction of motion, as shown below. After the thruster is turned off, which trajectory best describes the probe's subsequent motion?
Possible final trajectories (thruster off):

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