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I Made a Pen Plotter to Draw Maps of the Moon

Sebastian Lague · Programming & Tech · 30 min · 667 thousand views · published 2026-10-01

My attempt at a little pen plotter for drawing spiral cats and contour maps. Support my work and get early access to new projects on Patreon

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