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Which organisation was responsible for excluding Pluto from the Sun's planet list?

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IAU

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IUPAC

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NASA

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USA

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Solution

The correct option is A
IAU

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) adopted a new definition of a planet such that Pluto does not fit this definition. Hence, it is no longer a planet of the solar system.

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