Yanis fleshed out his sketches a little more, clearly defining the overarching attribute of each planet, but now moon.
We had researched into different types of hypothetical planets, and based these off of them. There are many types of already defined planet types like e.g. gas giants. However there are also many types that are only a theory, such as entirely metal planets and lava planets.
He noted what type of materials we would need for each, and what look we were going for. After our online meeting where we concluded we would have to redefine them as moons, we discussed what materials we would definitely need for each, as our next order of business was buying them to then finally start making them. We also thought about how to incorporate the sensor into the design. We opted for a small window that the sensor could sit in, that would point at the central “earth”.
We are very excited to get started with this our other courses haven’t offered this much opportunity to physically make things, so this is a nice change of scenery. It’s has also been a true collaborative approach to reach these conclusions which has been really nice. We want the same for this project, and know there our own and each other’s strengths lie which has been really helpful to inform our decisions.
