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Note from the InnovaSpace team: When we saw the beauty of the exoplanet infographics sent to us by artist Martin Vargic, we simply couldn't resist asking him to present them below - the detail is amazing - congratulations Martin! Author: Martin VargicAuthor, artist and designer from Slovakia  Copyright ©: Martin Vargic I created my first visualization of exoplanets in 2015, which included a size comparison of over 500 individual exoplanets. After finishing a book on the universe, astronomy and space exploration, the "Curious Cosmic Compendium", with infographic chapters about the "Scale of the Universe", "Timeline of the Universe" and an entire section focused on exoplanets, I decided to further expand upon this and create the two exoplanet infographics you see below. Both graphics plot the planets from left to right according to the amount of heat they receive from their star and their projected equilibrium temperature, from cryogenically cold planets on the far left to molten scorching-hot worlds on the far right. A small strip of green leaves shows the optimistic habitable zone, where some liquid water might exist on the surface of terrestrial planets or potential exomoons. All planets in the solar system are included to scale for comparison. Coloration of planetary atmospheres is based on the different chemical composition of cloud layers at different temperatures (sulfur compounds, chlorides, alkali metals, silicates), the Sudarsky Scale, as well as existing exoplanet art.  The Exoplanet Zoo - Copyright ©: Martin Vargic "Icy and Rocky Worlds" focuses on earth and super-earth planets that could have a terrestrial composition, with almost 900 planets shown, while the "Exoplanet Zoo" zooms out more to show ice and gas giants, including some of the largest known exoplanets, with many other record-holding planets included (highest/lowest albedo, most distant, least dense, hottest, shortest orbit, closest, etc.). In total, around 1600 individual exoplanets are featured on one or the other graphic, but that's still less than 1/3 of all exoplanets confirmed to exist!  Icy and Rocky Worlds - Copyright ©: Martin Vargic If you would like to see these infographics (and others) in a higher resolution, please feel free to visit my website by clicking the following links:
EXOPLANET ZOO & ICY and ROCKY WORLDS Posters are also available at Halcyonmaps: Comments are closed.
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