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Pandora (moon) facts for kids

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Photo taken by Cassini-Huygens.

Pandora is a moon of Saturn. The moon is named after Pandora in Greek mythology. It is the outer shepherd satellite of Saturn's F ring, the inner satellite being Prometheus. Pandora has many craters in its surface.


Images for kids

  • Pandora - PIA07570

    Pandora as seen from the Cassini probe in 2005; the rings of Saturn are in the background.

  • Pandora (moon) PIA 12690

    Cassini captured this close view of Saturn's moon Pandora during the spacecraft's flyby on June 3, 2010.

  • Pandora - Voyager 2

    Voyager 2 image of Pandora (August 1981).

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Pandora (satélite) para niños

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