Solar Wind Around Pluto
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Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) is an instrument aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft designed to study how the solar wind interacts with Pluto’s atmosphere and the outer reaches of the solar system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solar Wind Around Pluto canonical | 2 |
| SWAP solar wind around Pluto instrument | 1 |
| Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5561346 — 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: Solar Wind Around Pluto Context triple: [SWAP, fullName, Solar Wind Around Pluto]
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A.
Pluto’s satellite system
Pluto’s satellite system is the collection of natural moons orbiting the dwarf planet Pluto, dominated by the large moon Charon and accompanied by the smaller satellites Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra.
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B.
Parker spiral model of the interplanetary magnetic field
The Parker spiral model of the interplanetary magnetic field describes how the Sun’s rotating, magnetized solar wind stretches the solar magnetic field into an Archimedean spiral shape throughout the heliosphere.
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C.
Parker spiral model
The Parker spiral model is a theoretical description of the Sun’s magnetic field being wound into a spiral shape throughout the heliosphere by the combination of solar rotation and the outward-flowing solar wind.
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D.
Earth’s outer radiation belt
Earth’s outer radiation belt is a torus-shaped region of space around Earth filled with high-energy charged particles trapped by the planet’s magnetic field.
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E.
Voyager: An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System
"Voyager: An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System" is a children's science book by astronaut Sally Ride that explains the Voyager spacecraft missions and the outer reaches of our solar system.
- 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: Solar Wind Around Pluto Target entity description: Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) is an instrument aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft designed to study how the solar wind interacts with Pluto’s atmosphere and the outer reaches of the solar system.
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A.
Pluto’s satellite system
Pluto’s satellite system is the collection of natural moons orbiting the dwarf planet Pluto, dominated by the large moon Charon and accompanied by the smaller satellites Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra.
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B.
Parker spiral model of the interplanetary magnetic field
The Parker spiral model of the interplanetary magnetic field describes how the Sun’s rotating, magnetized solar wind stretches the solar magnetic field into an Archimedean spiral shape throughout the heliosphere.
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C.
Parker spiral model
The Parker spiral model is a theoretical description of the Sun’s magnetic field being wound into a spiral shape throughout the heliosphere by the combination of solar rotation and the outward-flowing solar wind.
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D.
Earth’s outer radiation belt
Earth’s outer radiation belt is a torus-shaped region of space around Earth filled with high-energy charged particles trapped by the planet’s magnetic field.
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E.
Voyager: An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System
"Voyager: An Adventure to the Edge of the Solar System" is a children's science book by astronaut Sally Ride that explains the Voyager spacecraft missions and the outer reaches of our solar system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plasma spectrometer
ⓘ
solar wind detector ⓘ spacecraft instrument ⓘ |
| alternateName | SWAP ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
constraints on Pluto’s atmospheric escape rate
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discovery that Pluto’s atmosphere is more compact than expected ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dataType |
ion count rates
ⓘ
ion energy spectra ⓘ solar wind flux measurements ⓘ |
| designedFor |
low-density solar wind at large heliocentric distances
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measurements beyond 30 astronomical units ⓘ |
| developer | Southwest Research Institute ⓘ |
| energyRange | approximately 25 eV to 7.5 keV ⓘ |
| fieldOfView | large field of view for low-density solar wind ⓘ |
| flybyDate | 2015-07-14 ⓘ |
| flybyTarget | Pluto ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2006-01-19 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
|
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 551 ⓘ |
| locationOnSpacecraft | New Horizons payload deck ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Southwest Research Institute ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 3.3 kilograms ⓘ |
| measures |
ion composition of solar wind
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solar wind density ⓘ solar wind speed ⓘ solar wind temperature ⓘ |
| mission |
New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
ⓘ
linked to:
New Horizons
|
| missionPhase |
Kuiper Belt extended mission
ⓘ
linked to:
New Horizons
Pluto encounter phase in 2015 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbits |
Sun (via New Horizons trajectory)
ⓘ
linked to:
New Horizons
|
| partOf | New Horizons ⓘ |
| powerConsumption | approximately 2.3 watts ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
investigate atmospheric escape from Pluto via solar wind interaction
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measure solar wind properties in the outer heliosphere ⓘ study interaction of solar wind with Pluto’s atmosphere ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | David J. McComas ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
heliophysics
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planetary science ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
New Horizons spacecraft
ⓘ
linked to:
New Horizons
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| status |
continuing to collect heliospheric data in the outer solar system
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operational during Pluto flyby in 2015 ⓘ |
| studies |
Pluto’s atmospheric escape
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pickup ions ⓘ solar wind ⓘ solar wind interaction with Kuiper Belt objects ⓘ |
| teamInstitution | Southwest Research Institute ⓘ |
| uses |
electrostatic analyzer
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time-of-flight detection for ions ⓘ |
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Subject: Solar Wind Around Pluto Description of subject: Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) is an instrument aboard NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft designed to study how the solar wind interacts with Pluto’s atmosphere and the outer reaches of the solar system.
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