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{{About|a moon of Saturn|a fictional moon in Avatar film|Fictional universe of Avatar|the asteroid|55 Pandora}}{{Infobox planet
| name = Pandora
| image = PIA21055 - Pandora Up Close.jpg
| caption = View of Pandora's western hemisphere.{{efn|This view was taken by Cassini, during the spacecraft's close flyby on December 18, 2016. The image was taken from a distance of {{convert|abbr=off|40,500|km|mi}}; the closest approach by the spacecraft during its 14-year tenure in the Saturn system.}}
| discoverer = Collins, Voyager 1
| discovered = October, 1980
| orbit_ref = {{sfn|Spitale Jacobson et al.|2006}}
| epoch = December 31, 2003 (JD {{val|2453005.5}})
| semimajor = {{val|141720|10|u=km}}
| eccentricity = {{val|0.0042}}
| period = {{val|0.628504213|u=d}}
| inclination = {{val|0.050|0.004|u=°}} to Saturn's equator
| satellite_of = Saturn
| dimensions = 104 × 81 × 64 km {{sfn|Thomas|2010}}
| mean_radius = {{val|40.7|1.5|u=km|s= }}{{sfn|Thomas|2010}}
| volume = {{val|p=≈ |280000|u=km3}}
| mass = {{val|1.371|0.019|e=17|u=kg}}{{sfn|Thomas|2010}}
| density = {{val|0.49|0.06|u=g/cm3}}{{sfn|Thomas|2010}}
| surface_grav = 0.0026–0.0060 m/s2 {{sfn|Thomas|2010}}
| escape_velocity = {{val|p=≈ |0.019|u=km/s}}
| rotation = synchronous
| axial_tilt = zero
| albedo = 0.6
| single_temperature = ≈ 78 K
}}

Pandora ({{IPAc-en|p|æ|n|ˈ|d|ɔər|ə}} {{respell|pan|DOR|ə}}; {{lang-el|Πανδώρα}}) is an inner satellite of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980 from photos taken by the Voyager 1 probe, and was provisionally designated {{nowrap|S/1980 S 26}}.{{sfn|IAUC 3532}} In late 1985 it was officially named after Pandora from Greek mythology.{{sfn|IAUC 4157}} It is also designated as {{nowrap|Saturn XVII}}.{{sfn|USGS: Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers}}

Pandora was thought to be an outer shepherd satellite of the F Ring. However, recent studies indicate that it does not play such a role, and that only Prometheus, the inner shepherd, contributes to the confinement of the narrow ring.[1][2] It is more heavily cratered than nearby Prometheus, and has at least two large craters {{convert|30|km}} in diameter. The majority of craters on Pandora are shallow as a result of being filled with debris. Ridges and grooves are also present on moon's surface.{{sfn|Solar System, NASA: Pandora}}

The orbit of Pandora appears to be chaotic, as a consequence of a series of four 118:121 mean-motion resonances with Prometheus.{{sfn|Renner et al. 2005}} The most appreciable changes in their orbits occur approximately every 6.2 years,{{sfn|Spitale Jacobson et al.|2006}} when the periapsis of Pandora lines up with the apoapsis of Prometheus and the moons approach to within about {{convert|1400|km}}. Pandora also has a 3:2 mean-motion resonance with Mimas.{{sfn|Spitale Jacobson et al.|2006}}

From its very low density and relatively high albedo, it seems likely that Pandora is a very porous icy body. There is a lot of uncertainty in these values, however, so this remains to be confirmed.

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Citations
1. ^{{cite web | last = Lakdawalla | first = E. | authorlink = Emily Lakdawalla | title = On the masses and motions of mini-moons: Pandora's not a "shepherd," but Prometheus still is | website = | publisher = Planetary Society | date = 2014-07-05 | url = http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/07010001-ringmoons-shepherds.html | accessdate = 2015-04-17 }}
2. ^{{cite journal|last1=Cuzzi|first1=J. N.|last2=Whizin|first2=A. D.|last3=Hogan|first3=R. C.|last4=Dobrovolskis|first4=A. R.|last5=Dones|first5=L. |last6=Showalter|first6=M. R.|last7=Colwell|first7=J. E.|last8=Scargle|first8=J. D.|title=Saturn's F Ring core: Calm in the midst of chaos|journal=Icarus|volume=232|date=April 2014|pages=157–175|issn=0019-1035|doi=10.1016/j.icarus.2013.12.027|bibcode = 2014Icar..232..157C }}
Sources
  • {{cite journal

| last = Marsden
| first = Brian G.
| title = Satellites of Saturn
| date = October 31, 1980
| format = discovery
| journal = IAU Circular
| volume = 3532
| url = http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03500/03532.html
| accessdate = 2011-12-29
| ref = {{sfnRef|IAUC 3532}}
  • {{cite journal

| last = Marsden
| first = Brian G.
| title = Satellites of Saturn and Pluto
| date = January 3, 1986
| format = naming the moon
| journal = IAU Circular
| volume = 4157
| url = http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/04100/04157.html
| accessdate = 2011-12-29
| ref = {{sfnRef|IAUC 4157}}
  • {{cite journal| doi = 10.1016/j.icarus.2004.09.005| last1 = Renner| first1 = Stéfan F.| last2 = Sicardy| first2 = Bruno| last3 = French| first3 = Richard G.| date = March 2005| title = Prometheus and Pandora: Masses and orbital positions during the Cassini tour| journal = Icarus| volume = 174| issue = 1| pages = 230–240| pmid = | pmc = | bibcode=2005Icar..174..230R| ref = {{sfnRef|Renner et al. 2005}}}}
  • {{cite web

| title = Saturn: Moons: Pandora
| date = 4 Apr 2011
| work = Solar System Exploration: Planets
| publisher = NASA
| url = http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Sat_Pandora
| accessdate = 2011-12-29
| ref = {{sfnRef|Solar System, NASA: Pandora}}
  • {{cite journal| doi = 10.1086/505206| last1 = Spitale| first1 = J. N.| last2 = Jacobson| first2 = R. A.| last3 = Porco| first3 = C. C.| last4 = Owen| first4 = W. M., Jr.| year = 2006| title = The orbits of Saturn's small satellites derived from combined historic and Cassini imaging observations| journal = The Astronomical Journal| volume = 132| issue = 2| pages = 692–710| url = http://iopscience.iop.org/1538-3881/132/2/692/pdf/1538-3881_132_2_692.pdf| pmid = | pmc = | bibcode = 2006AJ....132..692S| ref = {{sfnRef|Spitale Jacobson et al.|2006}}}}
  • {{cite journal| doi = 10.1016/j.icarus.2010.01.025| last1 = Thomas| first1 = P. C.| date = July 2010| title = Sizes, shapes, and derived properties of the saturnian satellites after the Cassini nominal mission| journal = Icarus| volume = 208| issue = 1| pages = 395–401| pmid = | pmc = | url = http://www.ciclops.org/media/sp/2011/6794_16344_0.pdf| bibcode = 2010Icar..208..395T| ref = harv}}
  • {{cite web

| author = USGS/IAU
| title = Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers
| date = July 21, 2006
| publisher = USGS Astrogeology
| work = Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature
| url = http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Page/Planets#SaturnianSystem
| accessdate = 2011-12-29
| ref = {{sfnRef|USGS: Planet and Satellite Names and Discoverers}}

External links

{{Commons category|Pandora (moon)}}
  • Pandora at NASA's Solar System Exploration
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060519234218/http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/saturn/pandora.html Pandora] at The Planetary Society
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