Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation
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Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation is an instrument aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft designed to measure and analyze high-energy particles in the space environment around Pluto and beyond.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
particle spectrometer
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scientific experiment ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PEPSSI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
heliospheric science
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planetary atmosphere escape studies ⓘ space plasma physics ⓘ |
| dataProduct |
energetic particle flux measurements
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particle energy spectra ⓘ pitch-angle distributions ⓘ |
| energyRange | approximately 1 keV to 1 MeV ⓘ |
| environmentStudied |
Pluto magnetospheric environment
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solar wind at Pluto ⓘ space environment beyond Pluto ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | narrow field of view ⓘ |
| flybyDate | 2015-07-14 ⓘ |
| fundingAgency | NASA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostBody |
Kuiper Belt objects
NERFINISHED
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Pluto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2006-01-19 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 551 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOnSpacecraft | New Horizons instrument deck ⓘ |
| measures |
angular distribution of energetic particles
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energetic electrons ⓘ energetic ions ⓘ energy spectra of charged particles ⓘ |
| mission | New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
Kuiper Belt extended mission phase
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Pluto encounter phase ⓘ |
| onSpacecraft | New Horizons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalRegion |
Kuiper Belt region
NERFINISHED
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Pluto vicinity ⓘ outer heliosphere ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | New Horizons payload ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Pluto system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | New Frontiers program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
characterize energetic particle populations in the outer heliosphere
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investigate escape of atmospheric particles from Pluto ⓘ measure energetic charged particles in the Pluto environment ⓘ study interaction of the solar wind with Pluto’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| secondaryTarget | Kuiper Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | interplanetary probe ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| usesDetectorType |
solid-state detector
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time-of-flight detector ⓘ |
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