Pandora is a moon of which planet in the Solar System?

Pandora is a moon of Saturn in the Solar System.

Pandora was discovered in 1980 by Voyager 1 images and received the provisional designation S/1980 S 26. It is a small outer shepherd satellite of Saturn’s narrow F ring, where its gravity helps influence the ring’s structure. The moon is irregularly shaped and heavily cratered.

Pandora orbits Saturn near another shepherd moon, Prometheus. Their combined gravitational effects interact with the F ring, producing a complex and changing ring environment. Pandora’s name comes from the mythological Pandora, continuing the tradition of giving many planetary satellites names from mythology.

This astronomical Pandora is not a container and is not itself part of the Greek story. It is one of Saturn’s many moons. The association with the myth comes only from its name, though the naming makes it a useful neighboring fact for readers exploring the cultural reach of Pandora.