In astronomy, Pandora is a small moon of which planet?

In astronomy, Pandora is a small moon of Saturn. It is one of Saturn’s irregularly shaped satellites and helps influence the planet’s narrow F ring through its gravitational effects.

Voyager 1 images led to Pandora’s discovery in 1980, and the International Astronomical Union later approved the name drawn from Greek mythology. Pandora is sometimes described as a shepherd satellite because it helps confine or shape ring material, although its relationship with the F ring is more complex than a simple one-moon explanation.

Pandora orbits outside Saturn’s F ring, while Prometheus orbits inside it. The two small moons interact gravitationally with the ring and with one another, producing changes in ring structure.

The moon is not the only astronomical object named Pandora. The name is also used for an asteroid, so specifying Saturn’s moon is important when answering this question.