Pandora is the Saturnian moon named after the Greek mythological figure Pandora.
Pandora is a small inner moon of Saturn discovered in 1980 in images from the Voyager 1 spacecraft. It is one of Saturn’s shepherd satellites: its gravity helps influence the planet’s narrow F ring. Pandora orbits outside the F ring, while the nearby moon Prometheus orbits inside it. Their combined gravitational effects help maintain the ring’s structure.
The moon’s name directly connects it with the mythological Pandora. This astronomical use should not be confused with the myth’s vessel, which is commonly called Pandora’s box in English. Pandora is an irregular, heavily cratered body, and its orbit and relationship with Prometheus make it scientifically notable despite its modest size. The International Astronomical Union approved the name after the Voyager discoveries.