Making a 3D Printed Moon Globe

A super realistic, gently glowing moon lamp for decoration or education

Mountain ranges, craters and mares are clearly visible

I like astronomy, and when I ran across these files generated from high resolution NASA data of the moon, I knew I needed a moon globe. Created by Thingiverse user moononournation, the thickness of the globe’s skin varies with the surface color of the full moon. Darker areas are thicker, so that it looks extremely realistic when lit from…