The Monolith in scale w/ Europa Clipper model

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What could make a better "First 3D Print!" for anybody? This Monolith (sorry it's lying down, but it'll print better that way) is nominally in scale with the 2021C Europa Clipper spacecraft scale model. That means it's tiny; the spacecraft itself stands only about 60 mm tall in the 2021C print version, which is at about a 1:100 scale. David W. Brown puts a spotlight on “That big black slab of perfect proportions from ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’” in his 2021 book “The Mission.” To read that part is to understand the Project's appreciation for science fiction.