2001: A Space Odyssey

had become a satellite of a satellite.

It was roughly three meters high by 1.3m across by about 0.3m deep. When its size was measured with great care, the relationship between the three figures was exactly 1 to 4 to 9. This remained true to the limits of accurate measurement. It was also true that no technical process on Earth could shape a block of any material so accurately.

The thin material was covered with wiring, so it looked like a piece of modern art.