SWAP
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SWAP is a scientific instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft designed to measure the solar wind and its interaction with Pluto’s atmosphere and the outer heliosphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SWAP canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
solar wind instrument
ⓘ
spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| aboard | New Horizons ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Solar Wind Around Pluto ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Alice
ⓘ
PEPSSI ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
characterization of heliospheric structure
ⓘ
models of solar wind interaction with dwarf planets ⓘ understanding of atmospheric escape at Pluto ⓘ |
| dataType | in-situ plasma measurements ⓘ |
| designedFor | low-density solar wind at large heliocentric distances ⓘ |
| flybyDateAtPluto | 2015-07-14 ⓘ |
| fullName | Solar Wind Around Pluto ⓘ |
| hostStar | Sun ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2006-01-19 ⓘ |
| locatedOn | New Horizons spacecraft payload deck ⓘ |
| measures |
ion energy distribution
ⓘ
ion flux ⓘ solar wind alpha particles ⓘ solar wind density ⓘ solar wind ions ⓘ solar wind protons ⓘ solar wind speed ⓘ solar wind temperature ⓘ |
| missionAgency |
New Frontiers program
ⓘ
surface form:
NASA New Frontiers Program
|
| missionPhaseUsage |
Pluto flyby
ⓘ
cruise to Pluto ⓘ post-Pluto Kuiper Belt cruise ⓘ |
| missionStatus | operational (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NASA ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | deep space ⓘ |
| partOfMission |
New Horizons
ⓘ
surface form:
New Horizons mission
|
| primaryObjective |
measure solar wind at Pluto
ⓘ
study interaction of solar wind with Pluto’s atmosphere ⓘ study solar wind in the outer heliosphere ⓘ |
| scienceTeamLeadInstitution | Southwest Research Institute ⓘ |
| spacecraft | New Horizons ⓘ |
| studies |
Pluto’s atmospheric escape
ⓘ
outer heliosphere ⓘ solar wind ⓘ solar wind–atmosphere interaction ⓘ |
| targetBody | Pluto ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
Kuiper Belt
ⓘ
outer heliosphere ⓘ |
| technique |
electrostatic analyzer
ⓘ
time-of-flight detection ⓘ |
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