SYSTEM Sounds | Sonification of Saturn's Rings (Bright Side) @SYSTEMSounds | Uploaded 7 years ago | Updated 12 minutes ago
To convert Saturn's remarkable ring system into sound we increased the natural orbital frequencies of ring particles so that they produce notes in the human hearing range. From the outer edge to the inner edge, the resulting pitch sweeps upwards from a D# to a G# an octave and a half higher. The brightness variations observed in the rings by the Cassini spacecraft were used to modulate the volume of the tone. For this version, we used an image of the bright, illuminated side of the rings.
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To convert Saturn's remarkable ring system into sound we increased the natural orbital frequencies of ring particles so that they produce notes in the human hearing range. From the outer edge to the inner edge, the resulting pitch sweeps upwards from a D# to a G# an octave and a half higher. The brightness variations observed in the rings by the Cassini spacecraft were used to modulate the volume of the tone. For this version, we used an image of the bright, illuminated side of the rings.
For more information visit system-sounds.com
