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A mask-like pattern of blue, red, and gray dots on a tan background representing the evolution of orbits

Distant Dance with Neptune

digital

Data Art

Kat Volk

Description

Visualization of simulated orbits near and in a very distant resonance with Neptune. The horizontal dimension represents how closely objects approach Neptune when they are at perihelion; objects in resonance dance back and forth between the “eyes” of the pattern. The colors are chosen from a New Horizons compositional map of Pluto, the most famous known object in resonance with Neptune.    

Artist Biography

Kat Volk is a staff scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. Her research focuses on orbital dynamics and solar system small bodies.    

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Type of Art

Still Image
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