Pandora

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Pandora is a small inner moon of Saturn that helps gravitationally shape and maintain the planet’s narrow F ring.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf moon of Saturn
natural satellite
belongsToPlanetarySystem Saturn system NERFINISHED
Solar System NERFINISHED
belongsToRingRegion F-ring region of Saturn NERFINISHED
catalogDesignation Saturn XVII NERFINISHED
density_g_per_cm3 0.48
dimensions_km 104 × 81 × 64
discoveredBy A. F. Cook NERFINISHED
D. L. Blanchard NERFINISHED
E. A. Marouf NERFINISHED
G. E. Danielson NERFINISHED
G. E. Hunt NERFINISHED
J. B. Pollack NERFINISHED
J. N. Cuzzi NERFINISHED
M. S. Marley NERFINISHED
R. S. Dunne NERFINISHED
S. A. Collins NERFINISHED
Voyager 1 imaging team NERFINISHED
Y. L. Yung NERFINISHED
discoveredBySpacecraft Voyager 1 NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1980-10-30
equilibriumShape non-spherical
escapeVelocity_m_per_s ~58
hasIrregularShape true
hasLowDensity true
helpsMaintain Saturn F ring NERFINISHED
helpsShape Saturn F ring NERFINISHED
isCoShepherdWith Prometheus NERFINISHED
isInnerShepherdMoonOf Saturn F ring NERFINISHED
isShepherdMoonOf Saturn F ring NERFINISHED
isTidallyLockedTo Saturn NERFINISHED
likelyPorous true
mass_kg 1.37e17
meanRadius_km 40.7
meanSurfaceTemperature_K 78
namedAfter Pandora (mythology) NERFINISHED
Pandora from Greek mythology NERFINISHED
orbitalEccentricity 0.0042
orbitalInclination_deg 0.05
orbitalPeriod_days 0.628504213
orbits Saturn NERFINISHED
orbitsNear Saturn F ring NERFINISHED
orbitsOutside Prometheus NERFINISHED
provisionalDesignation S/1980 S 26 NERFINISHED
rotationPeriod_days 0.628504213
semiMajorAxis_km 141720
surfaceAlbedo 0.5
surfaceComposition water ice

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alpha Centauri Expeditions (ACE) operatesOn Pandora
subject surface form: Alpha Centauri Expeditions
F ring shepherdedBy Pandora