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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1274769 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SWAP Context triple: [New Horizons, instrument, SWAP]
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A.
SWP
SWP is the commonly used acronym for California’s State Water Project, a massive water storage and delivery system supplying water to millions of residents and vast agricultural areas.
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B.
SWC
SWC is the abbreviation for the Southwest Conference, a former NCAA Division I college athletic conference that primarily featured schools from Texas and the surrounding region.
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C.
Quick Change
Quick Change is a 1990 crime-comedy film co-directed by and starring Bill Murray as a mastermind bank robber whose escape from New York City goes increasingly awry.
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D.
Settle
Settle is a small market town in North Yorkshire, England, known as a gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and the scenic Settle–Carlisle railway.
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E.
Swaray
Swaray is the surname of British singer and songwriter Estelle, known for her blend of R&B, hip hop, and soul music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SWAP Target entity description: 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.
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A.
SWP
SWP is the commonly used acronym for California’s State Water Project, a massive water storage and delivery system supplying water to millions of residents and vast agricultural areas.
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B.
SWC
SWC is the abbreviation for the Southwest Conference, a former NCAA Division I college athletic conference that primarily featured schools from Texas and the surrounding region.
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C.
Quick Change
Quick Change is a 1990 crime-comedy film co-directed by and starring Bill Murray as a mastermind bank robber whose escape from New York City goes increasingly awry.
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D.
Settle
Settle is a small market town in North Yorkshire, England, known as a gateway to the Yorkshire Dales and the scenic Settle–Carlisle railway.
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E.
Swaray
Swaray is the surname of British singer and songwriter Estelle, known for her blend of R&B, hip hop, and soul music.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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
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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
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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
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outer heliosphere ⓘ solar wind ⓘ solar wind–atmosphere interaction ⓘ |
| targetBody | Pluto ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
Kuiper Belt
ⓘ
outer heliosphere ⓘ |
| technique |
electrostatic analyzer
ⓘ
time-of-flight detection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SWAP Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.