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A ball is dropped from a spacecraft revolving around the earth at a height of `1200km`. What will happen to the ball ? .

A

It will continue to move with velocity v along the original orbit of spacecraft

B

It will move with the same speed tangentially to the spacecraft

C

It will fall down to the earth gradually

D

It will go very far in the space

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