Which of the following is not a piece of evidence supporting the idea that Pluto is a large comet of the Kuiper belt?
A)Pluto is not the largest object orbiting in the region of the Kuiper belt.
B)Pluto's orbit is very similar to the orbits of other known Kuiper belt comets.
C)Triton, which must once have orbited the Sun before being captured by Neptune, is significantly larger than Pluto.
D)Pluto's composition appears to match that of other known Kuiper belt comets.
E)Pluto grows a coma and a long tail when it is at the point in its orbit closest to the Sun.

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Pluto does not grow a coma or a long tail when it is at the point in its orbit closest to the Sun, which is a characteristic behavior of comets as they approach the Sun and not a trait observed in Pluto. This makes it distinct from typical cometary behavior and does not support the idea that Pluto is a large comet of the Kuiper belt.

Which of the Following Is Not a Piece of Evidence