Solar Wind Ion Analyzer (SWIA)

The SWIA instrument will measure the solar wind and ion density and velocity in the magnetosheath of Mars. (Courtesy NASA/SSL)

The Solar Wind Ion Analyzer (SWIA) is a part of the Particles and Fields (P & F) Package and measures the solar wind and magnetosheath ion density and velocity.

The SWIA instrument lead is Jasper Halekas (SSL). For more about Halekas, visit:
http://sprg.ssl.berkeley.edu/~jazzman/.