Saturn’s moon discovered in 1980 by Voyager 1 and associated with the F ring is Pandora.
Pandora is a small outer moon of Saturn. It is one of the two shepherd satellites associated with Saturn’s narrow F ring; the other is Prometheus. Their gravitational effects help shape and confine the ring’s particles, producing complex structures within the ring system.
Voyager 1 images led to Pandora’s discovery in October 1980. The moon was initially designated S/1980 S 26 before receiving the name Pandora from Greek mythology. Its companion Prometheus carries another name from the same mythological tradition.
Pandora is an irregular, heavily cratered body rather than a large spherical moon like Titan. Its association with the F ring makes it scientifically important despite its modest size. The astronomical name is unrelated to the modern expression “Pandora’s box,” although both names come from the same mythological figure.