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Asteroid (3836) Lem
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Титульна AI-згенерована ілюстрація / AI-generated cover illustration. A small irregular asteroid in the main belt evokes (3836) Lem; the image is conceptual, not an observation of that asteroid.
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The main-belt asteroid (3836) Lem was named in honor of Polish writer Stanisław Lem. Astronomer Nikolai Chernykh discovered it in 1979.



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