Exoplanet sonification

Click, then move mouse for sound.
Pitch corresponds to planet size;
timbre to temperature
(may take awhile to load).
planet radius:
distance:
temperature:
habitable?

A sonified chart of exoplanets, originally based on XKCD 1071: Exoplanets,
using data from the Planetary Habitability Laboratory (this is a big dataset which may take awhile to load).
Based on d3 code by Lane Harrison and Mike Bostock; thanks to PHL director Abel Méndez for expert advice.

The lower the pitch, the bigger the planet. Plucked strings signify hot planets;
metallic sounds indicate cold planets; flutes signify planets in the habitable zone.
If we think the planet is habitable, there is a special sound!

Sounds made by Kyma, and coded with the Web Audio API; code at GitHub.
Any comments or suggestions at stephenandrewtaylor.net are welcome!
Last updated 19 October 2023 by Stephen Taylor.