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Visualization + Sonification of the Landing on Titan

A movie-visualization of the landing on Titan. The descent of Huygens probe is reconstructed through a beautifully crafted visualization and sonification application. Put your headphones on!!! And inmmerse yourself in the experience.


Bits of explanation: the (cyclic) sounds you hear represent the rotation of the probe and the rate of the transmitted data. The musical notes are related to the section of the surface analyzed by the spectrometer.

It is a lovely example of dynamic visualization and a clear demonstration of how visualization can be a powerful tool to present, convey, and explain complex phenomena with ease (besides the usual explorative capabilities of infovis tools).

Detailed info here:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/SEMKVQOFGLE_1.html#subhead1

[via infosthetics.com]

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