PIONEER Plaque (1972 & 1973) - Message to the Universe

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<p><strong>#RespectSciences</strong></p> <p><strong>Print a piece of Space History</strong></p> <p>Size : 228.6mm x 152.4mm x 1.4mm (Real Size)</p> <p><em>The Pioneer plaques are a pair of gold-anodized aluminum plaques that were placed on board the </em>1972 Pioneer 10<em> and </em>1973 Pioneer 11<em> spacecraft, featuring a pictorial message, in case either </em>Pioneer 10<em> or </em>11<em> is intercepted by intelligent extraterrestrial life. The plaques show the nude figures of a human male and female along with several symbols that are designed to provide information about the origin of the spacecraft.</em> (Wikipedia)</p> <p>It would be faster to send them Gcodes.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>Printed on MK3S<br/> Filament tested : PLA</p> <p>Nozzle 0.4mm : 0.2mm tested<br/> <strong>0.25mm nozzle would be better</strong> but 0.4mm is nice</p> <ul> <li>Add a <strong>10mm brim</strong> if you want to avoid unsticking angles.</li> <li>Use <strong>External perimeters first</strong> to improve the precision of the engravings.</li> <li><em>Slow temperature printing</em> (190-200°C) can improve the precision of the engravings.</li> <li>Use <em>Monotonic</em> for top.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Import the 2 files in the slicer and adjust the superposition.</li> <li>First print <em>Pioneer 1rst Layer</em> (Gold)</li> <li>Then print <em>Pioneer Plaque</em><br/> 1: up to 0.60mm (Black or Red)<br/> 2: above 0.80mm (Gold)</li> </ul> <p><em>PrusaSlicer 2.3.0</em></p>