(3351) Smith

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( 3351 ) Smith is an asteroid of the main belt, which was discovered on September 7, 1980 by Edward L. G. Bowell.

The asteroid was named after the American astronauts Michael J. Smith, who was a pilot on the Challenger STS -51 -L on 28 January 1986 killed. The Space Shuttle was shortly after the start torn apart by the explosion of its liquid fuel tanks.

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