GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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Which of these is now considered a dwarf planet?
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Mercury
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Pluto
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Mars
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Saturn
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Mars is a planet not a dwarf planet.
Detailed explanation-2: -The International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the status of Pluto to that of a dwarf planet because it did not meet the three criteria the IAU uses to define a full-sized planet. Essentially Pluto meets all the criteria except one-it “has not cleared its neighboring region of other objects.”
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