Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation
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Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation
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Pluto Energetic Particle Spectrometer Science Investigation (PEPSSI), is an instrument on the New Horizons space probe to Pluto and beyond, it is designed to measure ions and electrons. Specifically, it is focused on measuring ions escaping from the atmosphere of Pluto during the 2015 flyby. It is one of seven major scientific instruments aboard the spacecraft. The spacecraft was launched in 2006, flew by Jupiter the following year, and went onto flyby Pluto in 2015 where PEPSSI was able to reco
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Instrument on the New Horizons space probe
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto_Energetic_Particle_Spectrometer_Science_Investigation
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2023-07-29T23:04:50Z
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