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Kaguya is a Japanese Satellite that has been orbiting the Moon for over two years. With its 14 built-in sensors, Kaguya is analyzing the Moon’s surface from many different angles. Using data from one of those sensors, the “and space” Moonbell project team is using a laser altimeter to transform the altitude data into musical intervals. Moonbell is a web-based interface that lets us “listen to the topography” of the moon by choosing an orbit and playing around with a few parameters. The system generates very soothing music. Check it out at http://wms.selene.jaxa.jp/selene_sok/index_en.html.