ICE-5: The Shapes of Data — Planets of the Solar System

Course: CSCE 5320 Scientific Data Visualization

Objective:
Visualize physical and orbital characteristics of planets in our solar system using D3.js.

Dataset:
A custom-created CSV file hosted on GitHub Gist — includes columns:

• planet
• distance_from_sun_million_km
• diameter_km
• gravity_m_s2
• moons
• orbital_period_days
• color

Visualizations:

1. Bar Chart — compares planet diameters in km.
2. Circle Layout — shows relative distances from the Sun.
3. SVG image Tools Used:

• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• D3.js (for data loading and visualization)
• VizHub (for live hosting and sharing)

Author:
Ruthvik Bairaboina — University of North Texas (CSCE 5320)